Built around 1811, this was one of the four gates protecting the majority Hakka settlement from conflicts between Hakka, Hoklo, and Taiwanese Indigenous peoples. It features symmetrical circular gun ports and the characters praising loyalty (褒忠), a reference to local Hakka militias and their contributions to suppressing rebellions in the Qing dynasty era. A small section of the original city walls also remain in the vicinity.
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Heritage Status
- Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
- Hakka Culture in Taiwan (台灣客家文化)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.