Taoyuan Martyrs' Shrine

25°00′22.6″N 121°19′31.0″E

Taoyuan Martyrs' Shrine 桃園忠烈祠
Location	Taoyuan District, Taiyuan, Taiwan
Built	1938
Built for	Japanese Shinto deities.

The Taoyuan Martyrs' Shrine (Chinese: 桃園忠烈祠; pinyin: Táoyuán Zhōngliècí) is a martyrs' shrine in Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

History

Taoyuan Martyrs' Shrine was built by the Japanese as the Touen Shinto Shrine (桃園神社) in 1938. After World War II, the Kuomintang government changed the Shinto Shrine into Hsinchu County Martyrs' Shrine, then 1950 became Taoyuan County Martyrs' Shrine.[1] Statue of Koxinga and tablets of numerous Chinese war heroes like Liu Yongfu were honoured in the main shrine.

Architecture

Taoyuan Martyrs' Shrine is one of the best-kept Shinto shrines outside of Japan. The structure is made largely of unpainted, unvarnished cypress,[2] and the shrine incorporates Japanese and modern Taiwanese architectural styles.

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  Naming Pillar
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  Torii
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  Gardens and entrance
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  Administration office
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  Administration office
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  Administration office
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  Chōzuya (手水舍, The Water Ablution Shelter)
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  Chōzuya (手水舍, The Water Ablution Shelter)
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  Bronze horse
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  Komainu (狛犬)
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  Komainu (狛犬)
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  The roof of Haiden (拜殿, worship hall)
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  Honden (本殿, main hall)
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  Honden (本殿, main hall)

See also

• Furen Temple
• Xinwu Tianhou Temple
• Shinto shrine

References

1. "Martyrs' Shrine(桃園忠烈祠暨神社文化園區)". Taoyuan Ministry of Tourism. Government of Taoyuan.
2. "Taoyuan's unique Shinto relic". The China Post. 1938-09-23. Retrieved 2017-04-27.

External links

• 桃園忠烈祠 (Chinese)
• Taoyuan Martyrs Shrine