| There
are 20 Martyrs' Shrine in Taiwan, 19 of them under the jurisdiction
of county government while only the National Revolutionary
Martyrs' Shrine in Yuanshan, Dazhi District in Taipei City
is under the jurisdiction of Central Government. Martyrs'
Shrine everywhere are established to worship the spirits of
heroic deeds of not just soldiers, but also brave civilians.
For example, Miss Lin Ching-Juan, who saved children from
a burning van of Taipei Jien Kong Kindergarten, and sacrificed
herself. Nurse Chief Miss Chen Ching-Chou, who bravely volunteered
to stay in Heping Hospital to fight SARS and take care of
the patients, eventually got infected and died. Miss Lin and
Miss Chen are both enshrined in the Nangang Martyrs' Shrine
in Taipei City. National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine exclusively
enshrines the martyrs who died on helping establish our nation,
or fight during the wars for National Government, such as
Martyr Lin Chio-Min and Martyr Kao Chin-Hong.
A list of Martyrs' Shrines
in Taiwan under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal
Affairs
| Martyrs'
Shrine |
Former
Martyrs' Shrine |
Location |
Established
in |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Taipei County |
Tamshui
Jinja |
Tamshui,
Taipei County |
1953 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Yilan County |
Ilan
Jinja |
Yuanshan,
Ilan County |
1954 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Taoyuan County |
Taoyuan
Jinja |
Taoyuan
City |
1946 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Miaoli County |
Miaoli
Jinja |
Miaoli
County |
1981 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Taichung County |
|
Fengyuan,
Taiching County |
1983 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Changhua County |
Yuanlin
Jinjia |
Changhua
City |
(1930 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Nantou County |
|
Nantou
County |
1966 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Yunlin County |
|
Douliou,
Yunlin County |
1985 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Tainan County |
|
Hsinhua,
Tainan County |
1984 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Pingtung County |
|
Pingtung
City |
1967 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Taitung County |
Taitung
Jinja |
Taitung
City |
1947 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Hualien County |
Hualien
Harbour Jinja |
Hualien
City |
1946 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Penghu County |
|
Magong,
Penghu County |
1982 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Keelung City |
Keelung
Jinja |
Keelung
City |
1946 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Taichung City |
Taichung
Jinja |
Taichung
City |
1970 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Chiayi City |
Chiayi
Jinja |
Chiayi
City |
1946 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Tainan City |
Tainan
Jinja |
Tainan
City |
1970 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Taipei City |
|
Nangang,
Taipei City |
1989 |
| Martyrs'
Shrine of Kaohsiung City |
Kaohsiung
Jinja |
Kaohsiung
City |
1976 |
| Source:
www.moi.gov.tw |
Local
Martyrs' Shrine
Taiwan used to be the colony of Japan. After 1974, lots of Japanese
Jinjas were torn down by the National Government. However, some
of them were maintained and transformed into local Martyrs'
Shrine, such as Taoyuan and Kaohsiung Martyrs' Shrines. The
significance of such transformation lies in the termination
of Japanese National consciousness and initiation of Chinese
consciousness. Before we introduce National Revolutionary Martyrs'
Shrine in the next unit, we'd like to briefly introduce some
famous local Martyrs' Shrine around Taiwan.
Martyrs' Shrine of Taoyuan County
Martyrs' Shrine of Taoyuan County used to be Taoyuan Jinja
during Japanese Occupation. It is currently the only complete
Japanese Jinja preserved in Taiwan; it is also the only existent
Japanese Jinja outside the soil of Japan. There are three styles
integrated in its architectural design: ancient Tang-Dynasty
style of China, Japanese style, and Taiwanese style.
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| Torri
in Martyrs' Shrine of Taoyuan County |
Martyrs'
Shrine of Taoyuan County |
Martyrs'
Shrine of Taoyuan County |
Main
Hall of Martyrs' Shrine of Taoyuan County |
| Source:
http://jinja.kyoto.idv.tw/momozonojinja/ |
Martyrs'
Shrine of Taichung City
The location of Martyrs' Shrine of Taichung City, which is
next to Confucius Temple, used to be that of Taichung Jinja.
In 1970, the jinja was torn down and the government rebuilt
a new Martyrs' Shrine with northern-palace style. Take a look
at the photos. Doesn't the Chinese gateway of Martyrs' Shrine
of Taichung City look just like that of National Revolutionary
Martyrs' Shrine in Dazhi? This is because after National Revolutionary
Martyrs' Shrine was completed in 1969, the next year, the government
planned to build Martyrs' Shrine of Taichung City. After obtaining
the permission from the overseer of National Revolutionary Martyrs'
Shrine, Mr. Yao Yuan-Chung, the blueprint was ¡§conveniently¡¨
lent to Taichung as a reference to build the martyrs' shrine.
Therefore, the architectural style of these two martyrs' shrines
is quite similar.
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| Martyrs'
Shrine of Taichung City |
Jing-Chung
Hall and Bell & Drum hung in the cloister |
Chinese
gateway of Martyrs' Shrine of Taichung City |
Martyrs'
Shrine of Taichung City |
| Source:
Jointed Administrative Office of Confucius Temple &
Martyrs' Shrine of Taichung City |
Source:
Taichung City Government |
Martyrs'
Shrine of Kaohsiung City
It used to be Kaohsiung Jinja during Japanese Occupation. In
1976 it was reconstructed to become a northern-palace style
Martyrs' Shrine. Its Chinese gateway is also similar to that
of National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine in Dazhi, Taipei,
because it is also another martyrs' shrine built based on the
blueprint of National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine.
Martyrs'
Shrine of Chiayi County
Martyrs' Shrine of Chiayi County used to be Chiayi Jinja, which
was burned. In year 2000, the government built a ¡§Sun Shooting
Tower.¡¨ The 62m-tall Sun Shooting Tower is built according
to the shape of the Alishan magic log. The texture of the brownish
aluminum bars resembles the bark of the magic log, and there
is a 40m-tall opening in the middle of the body as if it was
the gateway to the heaven. Inside the tower there are bronze
sculptures made with elements of the ¡§shooting sun¡¨ mythology
of Taiwanese aborigines. The story is about the spirit of how
people pass from one generation to another, with focus on encouraging
people not to give up on hope. (ref. http://www.ntas.gov.tw/county/ntas_h/english/rs_chiayicity.jsp)
Martyrs' Shrine of Chiayi County is on the ground floor of
Sun Shooting Tower, while the highest floor of Sun Shooting
Tower could overlook the whole view of Chiayi city. Also, the
top of the tower is decorated with the city flower of Chiayi,
Chinese redbud. Martyrs' Shrine of Chiayi County has broken
the traditional palace style of Martyrs' Shrines in Taiwan.
It has integrated post-modernism and traditions into its architecture
and became a fabulous landmark of Chiayi.
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Sun
Shooting Tower /
Chia-Yi Tower |
Relics
of Chiayi Jinja |
Relics
of Chiayi Jinja |
Chinese
gateway of Martyrs' Shrine of Chiayi City |
| Photos
provided by Mr. Kuo Chang-Cheng ¡°Source: http://www.ttvs.cy.edu.tw/kcc/926sea/chung.htm |
Photos of
the other local Martyrs' Shrines
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| Chinese
gateway of Martyrs' Shrine of Penghu County |
Main
Hall of Penghu Martyrs' Shrine |
Tamsui
Jinja |
Martyrs'
Shrine of Taipei County |
| Source:
Civil Affairs Bureau of Penghu County Government |
Source: Doctor
Tsai Kwen-Huang |
Source: Tamsui
Township Office |
Website Translated
by Ou Yang Pei-ting( 
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