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Taichung

city in Taiwan

24.15120.6667

Yushan

highest mountain in Taiwan

23.47120.957267

Kaohsiung

A special municipality of Taiwan

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Taitung

A county-controlled city of Taitung County

22.7583121.1444

Tainan

city in southern Taiwan

22.983333120.18333

Puli

city in Nantou County, Taiwan

23.9667120.9667

Alishan

mountain

23.51666667120.8

Sun Moon Lake

largest lake in Taiwan

23.8667120.9167

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Koxinga Ancestral Shrine

Taiwan
A small shrine dedicated to Koxinga, with plaques and information about his life. Locally known as Zheng Chenggong, Koxinga is an intriguing iconic hero of Taiwan, symbolic in different ways to different people and his image bent to fit whoever is in charge. He was a pirate to the Dutch, a brave and loyal general to the Chinese, a brutal conqueror to the Aboriginal tribes and a favored son to the Japanese through his mother. He was even a beacon of hope to the KMT in their aims to reclaim the mainland, though perhaps not the best example for them. The garden is quiet and serene, and a statue of Zheng Chenggong on horseback guards the entrance.