Chin Pao San (also Jinbaoshan, Jiongbaoshan ) is a private cemetery located on a mountainside in Jinshan District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The site overlooks the

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and, beyond it, the

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. Urns at Jinbaoshan are placed both indoors and outdoors. The site is accessible to visitors in wheelchairs. Chin Pao San is famous for its abundant art. The grounds and interiors feature original works by a number of artists, including Ju Ming, the Taiwanese sculpture whose work represents the core of the collection at the adjacent museum. Sculpture at the site is modern in style and often

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in character. Many works are not overtly religious; of those that are, Buddhist and Taoist images are most numerous, though all major religions find representation at the site and one main building gives a prominent place to Christianity. The most frequently visited gravesite belongs to Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng. Her memorial garden features a life-size statue and a large electronic keyboard set in the ground that can be played by visitors stepping on its keys.Teresa Teng's grave
North Coast & Guanyinshan official website, retrieved 9 March 2009.

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Chin Pao San web site
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