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The Zhong-Sheng-Gong Memorial () is a memorial in
Pingtung City Pingtung City (; Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Pîn-tong-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Pingtung County, Taiwan. History The area of modern-day Pingtung City was originally a village of the Taiwanese Plains Aborig ...
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Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...
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Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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History

The memorial was constructed in 1929 by the Zhen clan family members who moved to Taiwan from
Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
during the
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-speak ...
in the 18th century. It was originally located on the banks of Wannian River. Over the years, more buildings were constructed surrounding the memorial.


Architecture

The memorial was built with traditional Hakka and
Baroque architecture Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means t ...
style. The memorial spans over an area of 3,010 m2 with two blocks and double bays. To honor their ancestors to show off their success, their relatives built the Zhong-Sheng-Gong Memorial in 1929.


Transportation

The memorial is accessible within walking distance east of
Pingtung Station Pingtung () is a railway station in Pingtung County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. Overview The station has two island platform. The station was rebuilt on elevated tracks on 23 August 2015. History *20 December 1913: The station opened ...
of Taiwan Railways.


See also

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Chinese ancestral veneration Chinese ancestor veneration, also called Chinese ancestor worship, is an aspect of the Chinese traditional religion which revolves around the ritual celebration of the deified ancestors and tutelary deities of people with the same surname org ...
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Chaolin Temple Chaolin Temple () is a temple located in Silin Village, Chaozhou Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. History Chaolin Temple traces its history to the 1850s, when a farmer surnamed Chen sought to donate his land and construct a temple to Nezha. ...
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Donglong Temple The Donglong Temple () is one of the most prominent temple in Donggang Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to "Lord Wen" (溫王爺; Wēn wángyé, the word Wen is pronounced the same as "plague" in Chinese). History The ...
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Checheng Fuan Temple The Checheng Fu'an Temple () is a temple in Checheng Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. History The temple was originally built as the Jinsheng Pavilion in 1662 to worship Tudigong during the Qing Dynasty under Kangxi Emperor to accommodate m ...
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Three Mountains King Temple The Three Mountains King Temple () is a temple in Jiuru Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. Name The ''Three Mountains'' part of the temple name refers to the three mountains in Mainland China, which are Mount Du, Mount Ming and Mount Jing. ...
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List of temples in Taiwan This is a list of notable temples in Taiwan associated with Chinese folk religion, mostly Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. Religious affiliation is based on what each temple registered as to the Ministry of the Interior, though temples often ...
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List of tourist attractions in Taiwan Popular tourist attractions in Taiwan include the following: Attractions Historical buildings * Beihai Tunnel, Beigan () * Beihai Tunnel, Nangan () * Daxi Wude Hall () * Ete ...


References

1929 establishments in Taiwan Ancestral shrines in Taiwan Baroque architecture in Taiwan Buildings and structures in Pingtung County {{Taiwan-religious-struct-stub