Taiwanese people know the Wufeng Lin family. The Wufeng Lin family, listed in the "five major families in Taiwan", from the Manchu Qing and Japanese eras, and experienced the Republic of China until today, the history of the Wufeng Lin family is a vivid history of modern and modern Taiwan.
The Wufeng Lin family, a century-old Taiwanese family, has produced three generations of national heroes, and the historical footprints of the Wufeng Lin family also span both sides of the strait. Some people said: "My generation should carry forward the spirit of our ancestors' love for the homeland and the motherland, and earn back the true independence and dignity of the spirit for Taiwan's 23 million Chinese." ”
Love Taiwan, first understand the history of the Wufeng Lin family
Director Lee Ann's younger brother Li Gang
Seven years ago, in 2013, the documentary "A Cover fog storm" directed by director Li An's brother Li Gang and featuring the Wufeng Lin family was screened at the Taipei Municipal Building. This documentary, which took 5 years to shoot, starts from the family history of the Wufeng Lin family, provides a social history of reclamation including the common people and families, and presents the historical outline of Taiwan from a more diversified perspective.
At the screening forum, Li Gang said: To love Taiwan, we must start by understanding Taiwan's history.
Although the modern history of Taiwan presented in "The Misty Storm" is only until 1895, it also looks at the changes in modern Taiwanese society from a fragment of family history. Later, the "Ah Hood Fog Series" and the film Xu Mingchun also appeared in the "A Hood Fog Storm II - Falling Son" (Note: the time spans 1895 to 1956), "Looking for 1920", "Light Project" and other documentaries. Later, Li Gang used documentaries to set up a foundation and hold one film salon after another.
Li Gang recently said that "A Cover Fog Storm", which is based on the story of the Wufeng Lin family, is that he examines the rise and fall of the Wang clan from a colorless perspective. He said: "Tears do not distinguish between color, and people who have seen the movie, regardless of blue and green, will leave tears, which is the greatest comfort for me." ”
Wufeng Lin Jia Gong Baodi
Perhaps, the length of Li Gang's documentary is too short, it is difficult to glimpse the century-old style of the Wufeng Lin family, and it is also a good choice to step on the ground. Visiting Taichung and visiting Wufeng Lin's home is one of the excursion projects for many people.
Wufeng Lin Family Residence, currently the largest surviving official gentry mansion in Taiwan, was built in 1858, after more than 160 years of history, blended with the Wufeng Lin family ancestral home of Zhangzhou, but also including Quanzhou, Fuzhou and Western and other traditional architectural styles.
Among them, Wufeng Linjiagong Baodi, which often holds excursions, was rebuilt after the collapse of the "921 Earthquake", and resumed operation in 2014, gradually returning to its former glory. Gongbaodi is the lower house of Wufeng Lin Family House, especially the Fuzhou Opera Stage of The Palace Baodi Flower Hall, which makes people appreciate the classical beauty.
The gate of the Palace Isaac is painted
Wufeng Forest House, built in 1858, from the Qing Xianfeng period to the Japanese era, the house is divided into three parts: Dingcuo, Xiacuo and Laiyuan, with a total area of 15,030 square meters. Among them, the north and south sides are more than 280 meters wide, which is the largest traditional architectural housing complex in Taiwan.
Among them, Gong Bao Di is the largest official eunuch palace in Taiwan, and the "Big Flower Hall" inside is the symbol of the heyday of the Wufeng Lin family. Wufeng Lin Mansion also left Li Hongzhang's gift. In addition, wufeng lin house also includes the "grass house" started by the Lin family, the "Rong Jingzhai" where the children of the Lin family read, and the "Tiangui Lou" where Liang Qichao settled.
Incidentally, the protection and construction of the Wufeng Lin Mansion has also attracted attention to the protection of the Lin Family's Ancient Mansion on Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, which has been bought by private individuals and transformed into a commercial hotel.
In 1918, General Lin Zumi, a descendant of the Wufeng Lin family, was awarded the title of "Major General of the Army of the Army of the Military Government of the Protector of france" by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and the Lin family mansion on Gulangyu Island was also known as the "General's Mansion". After the signing of the Treaty of Maguan, Lin Chaodong (1851-1904) and Lin Zumi (1878-1925) crossed the mainland from Taiwan and built this mansion on Gulangyu Island. This white bungalow and the "Palace Of the General's Mansion" on the lintel remind past visitors that the owner of this white bungalow was once the first family in Taiwan, the Wufeng Lin family.
The starting house of the Wufeng Lin family - the grass house
In June this year, the Wufeng Lin family's starting house, the grass house, has been repaired, and in the 1999 "921 earthquake", the grass house was almost all destroyed and damaged, and now the historical site is back.
In fact, in addition to the Wufeng Lin family, their descendants also built houses in Gulangyu Island and other places. Wufeng Lin family, ancestral home of Pingping Village, Wuzhai Township, Pinghe County, Zhangzhou.
The Wufeng Lin family, one of the five major families in Taiwan, Kaijizu was Lin Shi, a native of Zhangzhou, who was framed by the government for participating in the "Lin Shuangwen Incident" (also known as the "Lin Shuangwen Uprising" in the fifty-first year of the Qianlong Dynasty (1786), lin Shuangwen was the leader of the Heaven and Earth Society, which was one of the three major civil uprisings during the Qing Dynasty in Taiwan. After being victimized, the family moved to A Hood Fog, which is today's Wufeng Peak in Taichung.
Lin Shi's descendants were divided into two major family branches centered on Lin Dianguo and Lin Dingbang, the former living in the "upper house" of the Wufeng Lin Mansion, and the latter living in the "lower house". To the fifth patriarch of the Lin family, Lin Wencha (1828-1864), because he was recruited to lead the army to suppress the rebellion, he obtained the Qing court rewarded the whole territory of Fujian camphor monopoly, but also obtained a large area of land in Taiwan, Lin Wencha was posthumously awarded the title of Prince Shaobao, which led to the origin of the name "Gong Baodi".
Lin Zumi, who was the commander of the Minnan Army
Later, Lin Chaodong, the eldest son of Lin Wencha, followed Liu Mingchuan, the first inspector of Taiwan Province, and made meritorious contributions in resisting the French fleet's invasion of Keelung, and was rewarded by the imperial court with a yellow coat. When Hou Yi was not a young man to resist the Japanese, he was discouraged and unwilling to let the Japanese rule, so he crossed the family to Xiamen.
The Wufeng Lin family remained in Taiwan's "Shangcuo", a branch dominated by Lin Xiantang, who later became a representative of the Japanese colonial era.
Lin Chaodong and Lin Zumi, the father and son of "Xiacuo", later returned to Taiwan to help manage the family business, and let the Wufeng Lin family inherit the land and camphor monopoly. In 1904, Lin Chaodong died of illness, and Lin Zumi returned to Xiamen and served as a parliamentarian in the Gulangyu Concession. Since then, he has secretly funded the anti-Japanese movement many times, especially dr. Sun Yat-sen's alliance.
In the second year of the Republic of China, Lin Zumi announced in Xiamen that he had renounced his Japanese nationality and obtained a new certificate of Chinese nationality from "Xu Zi No. 1", and later he was personally appointed by Sun Yat-sen as the commander of the Minnan Army, becoming a general with honors on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Unwilling to become a slave to the country, Lin Chaodong, Lin Zumi father and son preferred to be confiscated in order to restore their Chinese nationality. The former residence of Lin Zumi in Gulangyu Island, Xiamen, is located at No. 67 and 69 Guxin Road, which is now the Gulangyu Palace Baodi Hotel.
Wufeng Forest House "Gong Baodi"
The fifth generation of Lin Wencha of the Wufeng Lin family, who joined the army at the age of 31, became a "double admiral" feudal governor who was both the land governor of Fujian and the admiral of Fujian, which was a legend in itself. Later, he was besieged by the Taiping Army and died in the "Battle of Wansongguan" in Zhangzhou.
However, Professor Lai Xiangwei said that at that time, Qing officials were worried that the Lin family's influence in Taiwan was too large and might be difficult to control, and they deliberately framed Lin Wencha. However, this is only one word. At that time, when Lin Wencha was ambushed in Zhangzhou, the Lin family, who was far away in the fog, was also facing an unprecedented crisis.
From Lin Wencha to Lin Chaodong and Lin Zumi' father and son, the Wufeng Lin family has produced three generations of heroes. Love Taiwan, first understand the history of the Wufeng Lin family!
Lin Zumi had nine sons, and his eldest son, Lin Zhengxiong, was seriously wounded and blind in both eyes when he later fought against the warlord. His sixth son, Lin Zhengheng (1915-1950), later took on the mission of restoring Taiwan.
Qiu Fengjia, a patriotic poet and patriotic poet whose ancestral home is Jialing, Guangdong, "four million people wept at the same time, last year today cut Taiwan", he ascended to a high call, and the four sides responded. However, without the support of Wufeng Lin Jia Lin Chaodong behind the scenes, he could not arm the anti-Japanese resistance, and Qiu Fengjia was Lin Chaodong's sister-in-law (Note: Marry the god of the main card).
Lin Zumi's grandson Lin Guanghui once said that in order to completely eliminate the influence of the Lin Zumi family in Taiwan, the Japanese colonial rulers deliberately reversed the title and "degraded" the house of Lin Dingbang as "xiacuo."
A hundred years of loneliness, the history of the Wufeng Lin family's century-old style has told us: a family on both sides of the strait.
Can the descendants of the Wufeng Lin family continue the century-old legend?
Taichung "suite king" Lin Zhiming
In Taiwan's travel and lodging industry, few people do not know that Lin Zhiming, who is known as the "suite king" in Taichung, not only manages the huge property, but also has more than 900 rental suites, which can be called the "suite king" in central Taiwan and even the whole of Taiwan. Lin Zhiming, a descendant of the Wufeng Lin family, is also a low-key real estate tycoon.
A hundred years of style, will the Wufeng Lin family continue the century-old legend, Lin Zhiming is a living example.
In October 2019, a 15-storey "Floating Cloud Inn" in the Fengjia University business district in Taichung opened for operation, which is only one of his properties. In the Internet era, keeping pace with the times, Lin Zhiming also implemented the business philosophy of the largest smart hotel in Taiwan at the Floating Cloud Inn.
Entering the inn, the mobile phone is the "room card", sending luggage, sending supplies and other robots.
In addition, Located in Jing Lane next to Fengjia University and Shuinan Wisdom City, there is Liguan Residence Park managed by Lin Zhiming, from which you can walk directly to Fengjia Night Market. There are two hotels in the whole community, 1 has 405 suites, and 2 has 582 suites, with a monthly rent of about NT$6 million. Lin Zhiming also uses intelligent management to create an unmanned counter hotel, due to self-service payment, the management manpower has also been reduced from the original 9 people to 3 people, which greatly reduced the labor cost.
Collector Lin Zhenting, racing driver Lin Baoheng father and son
Lin Baoheng, the first well-known professional racing driver in Taiwan to win the international formula racing championship, also received attention in 2014 when he married Feng Yuanzhen, known as "Xiaolin Chiling". And Lin Baoheng is the tenth generation descendant of the Wufeng Lin family.
At that time, it was with the support of his father, Lin Zhenting, that he devoted himself to motorsport. Lin Zhenting is a collector of art, sports cars and watches, and his preferences are family-based, inheritance and continuation.
At that time, there was a century-old antique clock in the Wufeng Lin family mansion, which was bought by Lin Zhenting's grandfather from Hong Kong in 1881, and when he was a child, he often let Lin Zhenting wind. Every hour, Lin Zhai can hear the crisp and pleasant sound of the clock. Childhood memories and life tastes are passed down from generation to generation, and they have also embarked on the road of taste for both father and son.
Lin Mingyang
Five fingers are not generally long, and even the biggest giants have unclear worries, and the Hundred Year Wufeng Lin Family is no exception.
Lin Mingyang, the son of Lin Xiantang, the "anti-Japanese hero" of the Wufeng Lin family, lost hundreds of millions of New Taiwan dollars for investing in "foreign currency exchange differences", and in June this year he was not only sued by his father, but also expelled from the house. Lin Bozheng is the former chairman of Mingtai Property & Casualty.
In June this year, the Taipei prosecutorial authorities prosecuted Lin Mingyang on suspicion of "forging securities" for filing a complaint against his father, Lin Bozheng. Lin Mingyang, who has been expelled from his home, in addition to shouting injustice, is currently mostly financially dependent on his girlfriend, who has a young daughter and a family of 3 living in an old apartment.
According to media disclosures, Lin Mingyang is a partnership with a rich businessman surnamed Li to invest in foreign exchange, and after losing hundreds of millions of dollars, the other party wants him to be responsible. Lin Mingyang was forced to be anxious, and even used his father and brother's names to sign promissory notes and checks to repay debts, and only then was he punished. And this rich businessman surnamed Li also said that behind this fund there are "dao funds", "dao" pressure, he is also under great pressure.
Lin Bozheng, former chairman of Mingtai Property & Casualty Insurance
Lin Bozheng, former chairman of Mingtai Property & Casualty Insurance, said that he did not hesitate to sue his son Lin Mingyang in order to protect his family property. He also knew that the businessman surnamed Li had "road" pressure. He also said that he has not seen his son Lin Mingyang for more than 2 years, and his other brothers (Note: 3 brothers) are also very dissatisfied, "He makes mistakes again and again without realizing it, every time he wants to make a lot of money to pay off debts, he does not seriously find a job, and he wants to dream of 'revenge of the prince' all day long." ”
In fact, Lin Mingyang was also a beautiful person, more than 10 years ago he was the chairman of "Huashan Property and Casualty Insurance", known as worth tens of billions, and was also rumored to have a scandal with popular female artists Lin Xilei and Pan Hui.
The media also reported that after Lin Mingyang invested in foreign exchange and made a big loss, he asked his father for help, but Lin Bozheng suspected that his son was colluding with the creditor, peeping at the family property before he had to sue, and even planned to divide the family property in advance.
Lin Mingyang blamed himself for being stupid when interviewed, and choked up when he said excitement: "I sometimes don't want to carry the title of 'descendant of the Wufeng Lin family', because everyone wants to deceive me and treats me as a 'cash machine'. ”
"Anti-Japanese hero" Lin Xiantang Sun Lin Bozheng, has 4 sons, the eldest son, Michael Lin, is a world-renowned flower painting artist, has no interest in the management of the family business. The second son, Lin Mingyuan, and the third son, Lin Mingling, are now "investment retail investors" and were formerly directors and supervisors of Mingtai Property & Casualty Insurance Company. Lin Mingyang is his youngest son.
Lin Mingyang also said: "I will take responsibility to pay off the debt, but also want to win back my father's heart, the time may be very long, but I will do my best." ”
Wufeng Linjia History Special Exhibition held in Xinxiang, Henan
In fact, for more than 100 years, the Wufeng Lin family has "spread its branches and scattered leaves", and there are descendants of the Wufeng Lin family on both sides of the strait and around the world.
In 2016, the "Wufeng Lin Family History Special Exhibition" was held at the Bigan Temple in Xinxiang, Henan. Bigan Temple, an important ancestral worship place of the Lin family in the world, can show the history of the Wufeng Lin family here, and it is also a full affirmation of the national feelings of the Wufeng Lin family for generations.
The country is bigger than the family, and only when there is a country can there be a home. For more than 100 years, even if the generations of the Wufeng Lin family have exhausted their family property and shed blood and tears, they must maintain patriotic feelings and heroic integrity, which is admirable!
Across the long river of history, the Wufeng Lin family, as Taiwan's premier and prestigious family, has made contributions and deeds of several generations in pioneering and starting a business, resisting foreign insults, inheriting culture and promoting Taiwan's modernization, which is worth remembering on both sides of the strait and cannot be forgotten!
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