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.

• Yao-Jen Chang
• Huang Di-yang
• Ellen Wu
• Tsai Chang-Hsien
• Aaron Hong
• Fang Wen-Lin
• Ming-Yo Hsieh
• Chiao Yuan-Yuan