The Taichung Martyr's Shrine () is a
martyrs' shrine in
North District,
Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Ce ...
,
Taiwan
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dedicated to heroes of the
Republic of China
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.
History
The shrine was originally a Shinto shrine to honor
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
heroes. After the
handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the Shinto shrine was reestablished and converted to a shrine that honor the
National Revolutionary Army
The National Revolutionary Army (NRA; zh, labels=no, t=國民革命軍) served as the military arm of the Kuomintang, Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang, or KMT) from 1924 until 1947.
From 1928, it functioned as the regular army, de facto ...
in 1970.
Architecture
The shrine was constructed with traditional
Chinese architecture
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style. It has a rectangular shape surrounded by courtyards and garden.
Transportation
The shrine is accessible by bus north of
Taichung Station of
Taiwan Railways.
See also
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National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine
The National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine () is a Martyrs Shrine in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan, dedicated to the war dead of the Republic of China.
Built on Chingshan Mountain and overseeing the Keelung River in Taipei's Zhongsha ...
References
1970 establishments in Taiwan
Buildings and structures in Taichung
Martyrs' shrines in Taiwan
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1970
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Kokuhei Shōsha
Shinto shrines in Taiwan