民國二十三年
Born in Hemei, Changhua
Born with twin sister (fifth daughter). Ancestral home Lukang; the Tsai family was well regarded locally.
To Chapter 01Timeline
1934 → 2012 · a seventy-eight-year life chronicle
Life events Historical context
民國二十四年
民國三十四年
Evacuation to Puli + eldest brother died + Japan surrendered
A family of eight moved into Beishankeng in the mountains. Eldest brother died in the South Seas from malaria while studying at the School of Tropical Medicine. In August Japan surrendered and the Second World War ended.
To Chapter 03民國三十九年
14 August — wedding
Married spouse Tang Ben-chang on Air Force Day — a local–mainlander marriage.
To Chapter 05民國四十年
On Dadu Mountain — Tang Guang-hua born
Gave birth to eldest son Tang Guang-hua by kerosene lamplight.
To Chapter 10民國四十一年
Moved to Tainan
Moved from Dadu Mountain to Guoziyuan dependants' village on Datong Road, Tainan.
To Chapter 13民國四十二年
民國四十三年
Visit home + eldest daughter Tang Chun-lan born
Took the children back to Lukang to see father; not long after, Tang Chun-lan was born in Penghu.
To Chapter 18民國四十五年
Moved to Taoyuan Qiao'ai village
The government built a new dependants' village; the family moved from Penghu to Qiao'ai.
To Chapter 20民國四十六年
民國四十七年
Moved to Laomei, Mingde Village
Taiwan's northernmost coast — a mainlander Air Force dependants' village.
To Chapter 24民國五十六年
Tang Guang-hua admitted to Cheng Kung Senior High
Eldest son went to school in Taipei.
To Chapter 28民國五十七年
民國七十六年起
Family visits opened + return to Sichuan ancestral home
After cross-strait visits were allowed, returned with spouse Tang Ben-chang to his ancestral home in Sichuan.
To Chapter 39民國八十九年
Mingde Village demolished
Laomei Mingde Village was demolished and levelled.
民國九十九-一百年
Writing — one piece a week
She spent a year writing the memoir in pencil, word by word; Tang Guang-de typed it into the computer.
民國一百零一年春
Printed
追尋 went to press. Written at Zhinan Mountain.