Chung-He Cheng was a Taiwanese literary figure of the Qing Dynasty.
He was a local landowner in Zhuqian (now Hsinchu) who founded the local Cheng family. After settling in Zhuqian in 1806, he took up teaching as his profession. His son Yung-Hsi Cheng was the first successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations in Taiwan. [1]
The descendants of Chung-He Cheng are divided into four major branches, and they take turns to visit the tomb in autumn every year. [1]
Chung-He Cheng's tomb is located in Houlong Township, Miaoli County.
It was built by Yung-Hsi Cheng and rebuilt by Chung-He Cheng's grandson in 1867, when Cheng and his wife were was buried together. It was designated as a monument in 1985. [2] Restoration began in 1996, and it was completed in June 1998. [2]
It was built in the seventh year during the reign of Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty (1827).[ contradictory]
The tomb is called Flagstaff Tomb by local residents, because of the stone watchtower in front of the tomb. [3] [2]
Chung-He Cheng's tomb is an ancient tomb with three curved handrails. It has a stone seal, a stone pen, and a stone lion on the pillars of the curved handrails, and a pair of stone figures, stone horses, stone sheep, stone tigers, and stone supports in front of it. [2]
In front of the tomb, there is a tombstone with an inscription. [2]
Chung-He Cheng was a Taiwanese literary figure of the Qing Dynasty.
He was a local landowner in Zhuqian (now Hsinchu) who founded the local Cheng family. After settling in Zhuqian in 1806, he took up teaching as his profession. His son Yung-Hsi Cheng was the first successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations in Taiwan. [1]
The descendants of Chung-He Cheng are divided into four major branches, and they take turns to visit the tomb in autumn every year. [1]
Chung-He Cheng's tomb is located in Houlong Township, Miaoli County.
It was built by Yung-Hsi Cheng and rebuilt by Chung-He Cheng's grandson in 1867, when Cheng and his wife were was buried together. It was designated as a monument in 1985. [2] Restoration began in 1996, and it was completed in June 1998. [2]
It was built in the seventh year during the reign of Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty (1827).[ contradictory]
The tomb is called Flagstaff Tomb by local residents, because of the stone watchtower in front of the tomb. [3] [2]
Chung-He Cheng's tomb is an ancient tomb with three curved handrails. It has a stone seal, a stone pen, and a stone lion on the pillars of the curved handrails, and a pair of stone figures, stone horses, stone sheep, stone tigers, and stone supports in front of it. [2]
In front of the tomb, there is a tombstone with an inscription. [2]