Taiwan transforms Matsu wartime strongholds into 'island museum'

An art installation titled 'The Sea Is My Land' by artist Iyo Kacaw on display at a beach currently exhibiting works as part of the Matsu Biennial art exhibition, on Nangan island in Taiwan's Matsu Islands. Photo: AFP

A former military power plant on Taiwan's tiny Matsu archipelago is bathed in an ominous crimson light - an art installation reminding visitors of the ever-present threat of a Chinese invasion.

The exhibit entitled Your Country Needs You: Glory Of 'Jun Hun' - which means "military spirit" - is part of the Matsu Biennial which runs until mid-November.