Zhang Liao Family Temple

Zhang Liao Family Temple (Chinese: 張廖家廟; pinyin: Zhāngliào Jiāmiào) is an ancestral shrine located in East District, Taichung City, Taiwan. Built in 1904, the shrine is protected as a city monument.

Zhang Liao Family Temple
張廖家廟
Shrine facade
Location
LocationXitun District, Taichung
CountryTaiwan
Geographic coordinates24°10′57″N 120°38′44″E / 24.1824°N 120.6455°E / 24.1824; 120.6455
Architecture
Completed1911
Direction of façadeSouth

History

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The Zhang Liao family originated in current-day Guanbei, Fujian Province. The unique surname is a merger of the Zhang and Liao families when the Liao's only female successor married into the Zhang family. At the time, the families came to an agreement; future descendants of this clan would use the Liao surname when alive, but would belong to the Zhang family when dead.[1]

In the early Qing Dynasty, the Zhang Liao family moved to current day Xitun District and Daya District. In 1886, Zhang Liao members began preparing to build a family shrine. Construction of the main building lasted between 1909 and 1911, and the surrounding buildings were completed in 1916.[1]

On November 27, 1985, the Taichung City Government protected the building as a city monument.[2] The building was renovated by the government in 1994 and is planning on renovating it again in 2020.[3]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 臺中市志: 地理志 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 臺中市政府. December 2008. pp. 493–494. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "臺中西屯張廖家廟". Cultural Heritage Department of Taichung City (in Chinese (Taiwan)). March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. ^ 張菁雅 (June 15, 2020). "市定古蹟張廖家廟修復要花近5000萬 中市府預定年底前動工" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Liberty Times. Retrieved March 4, 2021.