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. The park commemorates victims of the

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in 2009.

History

In the aftermath of Typhoon Morakot,

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proposed the establishment of a memorial park to commemorate the victims buried in landslide cause by the typhoon. The memorial park was officiated on 15 January 2012 during a ceremony attended by President Ma Ying-jeou, Mayor

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and

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Architecture

The memorial park measures 1.7 hectares in area and includes an ancestral hall, bridge, memorial square, monument and viewing platform. There are 181 mountain cherry trees planted at the park, representing 181 families who were lost during the natural disaster. It features a 9-meter monument which was made from stones felt down during the landslide.

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History

Architecture

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