- Source: Xiaolin Village Memorial Park
The Xiaolin Village Memorial Park (traditional Chinese: 小林村紀念公園; simplified Chinese: 小林村纪念公园; pinyin: Xiǎolín Cūn Jìniàn Gōngyuán) is a memorial park in Siaolin Village, Jiasian District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The park commemorates victims of the Typhoon Morakot in 2009.
History
In the aftermath of Typhoon Morakot, Magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing proposed the establishment of a memorial park to commemorate the victims buried in landslide cause by the typhoon. The memorial park was officiated on 15 January 2012 during a ceremony attended by President Ma Ying-jeou, Mayor Chen Chu and Lin Join-sane.
Architecture
The memorial park measures 1.7 hectares in area and includes an ancestral hall, bridge, memorial square, monument and viewing platform. There are 181 mountain cherry trees planted at the park, representing 181 families who were lost during the natural disaster. It features a 9-meter monument which was made from stones felt down during the landslide.
See also
List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar tempat wisata di Taiwan
- Xiaolin Village Memorial Park
- Memorial Park
- List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
- Siaolin Village
- Typhoon Morakot
- 2012 in Taiwan
- Jiasian District
- West Lake
- List of museums in Taiwan
- Shaolin Monastery
