Zhang Liao Family Temple ( zh, t=張廖家廟, p=Zhāngliào Jiāmiào) is an

ancestral shrine An ancestral shrine, hall or temple ( or , vi, Nhà thờ họ; Chữ Hán: 家祠户), also called lineage temple, is a temple dedicated to deified ancestors and progenitors of surname lineages or families in the Chinese tradition. Ances ...

located in East District,

Taichung City Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Tai ...

, Taiwan. Built in 1904, the shrine is protected as a city monument.

History

The Zhang Liao family originated in current-day Guanbei,

Fujian Province Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...

. The unique surname is a merger of the

Zhang Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zha ...

and Liao families when the Liao's only female successor married into the Zhang family. At the time, the families came to an agreement; future descendants of this clan would use the Liao surname when alive, but would belong to the Zhang family when dead. In the early

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...

, the Zhang Liao family moved to current day Xitun District and

Daya District Daya District (; Taiwanese: Tāi-ngé) is a suburban district in Taichung, Taiwan. Administrative divisions Shangya, Daya, Wenya, Sanhe, Erhe, Side, Xibao, Shangfeng, Dafeng, Yafeng, Yuanlin, Liubao, Xiushan, Hengshan and Zhongyi Village. ...

. In 1886, Zhang Liao members began preparing to build a family shrine. Construction of the main building lasted between 1909 and 1911, and the surrounding buildings were completed in 1916. On November 27, 1985, the

Taichung City Government The Taichung City Government () is the municipal government of Taichung, Taiwan. History Taichū City Government was established by the Governor-General of Taiwan and the Japanese colonial authorities on 1 October 1920. Following the hand ...

protected the building as a city monument. The building was renovated by the government in 1994 and is planning on renovating it again in 2020.

Gallery

承祜堂內景.JPG, Shrine interior 光我中華.JPG, Two wooden plaques (''bian'e'') inside the shrine 張廖家廟外景.JPG, A stone plaque in the courtyard

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{{authority control 1911 establishments in Taiwan Religious buildings and structures completed in 1911 Temples in Taichung Ancestral shrines in Taiwan

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