The most visible and important of the many ritual paper incinerators in Meinong. It was originally built around 1779 but was damaged beyond repair during the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1895. Local gentry rebuilt it in the immediate aftermath and it continued to be used for ceremonial purposes.
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Heritage Status
- Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
Recorded On
Links
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Ritual Paper Incinerators in Taiwan (台灣敬字亭)
- Yiwei War (乙未戰爭)
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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex
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.