The Qiaotou youth LI Wen-hsin was arrested during the December 10, 1979, demonstration spearheaded by Formosa Magazine. After being thrown into prison, he learned a way to survive: mixing saltwater with white rice. He also recalled wonderful times with his girlfriend A-chun, the joys and suffering he shared with friends and family, and his longing for democracy. In this prison, referred to by inmates as the “Hotel Saltwater,” Wen-hsin and his companions, though suffering greatly, never let their thirst for freedom be extinguished.

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Chang Yao-jen

Wen Chin

Huang Di-yang

A Te

Ellen Wu

A Chun

Emerson Tsai

Ren Huang

Aaron Hong

Chien Wei

Fang Wen-lin

Yue Ying

Ming-Yo Hsieh

Song Pai

Chiao Yuan-Yuan

Yu Hua

Hsieh Li-chin

Chin Lian

Woon Chi-shing

A Fang

Sean Sun

Chao Chi

Brando Huang

Kun Yong