In 2010, the Wang Ancestral Hall of Yanping County, Xiamen was relocated
Zheng Chenggong was once a soldier in Jiaxing Village, Hongshan
◆ The statue of Zheng Chenggong in Gulangyu Island was inaugurated on August 27, 1985, the 361st anniversary of Zheng Chenggong's birth
October 27 (Taiwan Straits Herald reporter Cui Xiaoxu/Wen Chang Navy/Photo) Zheng's successful recovery of Taiwan is well known, but he has been familiar with Xiamen for many years, relatively speaking, there are not many people who are familiar with it.
In 1650, Zheng successfully seized Xiamen Island from his brother Zheng, and for more than a decade, he used this projectile land to confront the Qing court, which occupied almost all of China. In Siming District, the main urban area of Xiamen, the word "Siming" is derived from Zheng Chenggong.
He was an orphan minister of the Ming Dynasty, but after his death, he was able to let Kangxi personally write a letter and praise his "lone loyalty" and achievements. Listen to the story told by Peng Yiwan, an expert in Xiamen literature and history.
Kangxi Pro-Book Bang Lian praises the former "nemesis"
Zheng Chenggong and the Qing court were enemies of the heavens. However, many years after Zheng Chenggong's death, the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty personally inscribed a tribute to him and praised his "overseas loyalty".
Peng Yiwan introduced that Zheng Chenggong died shortly after he returned to Taiwan. In order to prevent the resurgence of the idea of "anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming Dynasty", the Qing court suppressed it in many ways, calling "Ming Zheng" a "pseudo-Zheng" and forbidding the sacrifice of Zheng Chenggong's father and son.
However, in the thirty-eighth year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1699), Zheng Chenggong's coffin was buried in Nan'an County, and the Kangxi Emperor personally wrote to tie a pair: "Four towns and two hearts, two islands tun division, dare to fight for half of the wall to the southeast; the kings have no land, a corner of resistance, and fang knows that there are lonely loyalties overseas." ”
The meaning of Shanglian is: The Qing army went south, the Ming Dynasty military and political officers were in distress and their hearts changed, Zheng Chenggong was indomitable, hoarded troops in Xiamen and Kinmen to resist the Qing, and also led the army in the Northern Expedition, invincible, surrounded Jiangning (present-day Nanjing) in one fell swoop, and Jiangnan shook; Xialian means: With the advance of the Qing army, several small imperial courts in the Southern Ming Dynasty were destroyed one after another, zheng Chenggong used Taiwan as a base for opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, and he held high in his ambitions and loyally held himself in a small area.
"For the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong was a fierce enemy of the Enemy. The Kangxi Emperor was worthy of the wise lord, forgave Zheng Chenggong as his master, and praised his "lonely loyalty" and achievements in the alliance, and his admiration was overflowing with words. Elder Peng said.
From the Kangxi Emperor's personal letters, the people of Taiwan sensed that the Qing court's view of Zheng Chenggong had changed, so they built a temple in Dong'an Fang, Junzhi (present-day Tainan). In the middle of Qianlong, the situation improved even better, and local people raised funds to rebuild the KaishanWang Temple, uniting the people of the six nearby realms to worship incense.
In October of the thirteenth year of Qing Tongzhi (1874), after Shen Baozhen, the minister of Fujian Shipping Administration Qincha, took over the stage, he joined hands with Wang Kaitai, the governor of Fujian, to give the Qing court a number and build a special shrine to sacrifice as "the orphan minister of Zheng Shiming and the chaotic thief of the non-state dynasty". In the second year (the first year of the Qing Dynasty, 1875), it was approved by the Ministry of Rites to start construction, and the emperor awarded the "Loyalty Festival".
Since then, from private folk ceremonies to official ceremonies, the people of Taiwan have been able to express their supreme enthusiasm for the worship of Zheng Chenggong, and a grand ceremony is held every year on the sixteenth day of the first month.
Descendants of the last Dutch governor of Taiwan came to worship
In Taiwan, Mr. Peng learned a lesser-known anecdote through scenes, objects, pictures, materials, etc.
Fitrej Tsuichi, a former Swedish nobleman, was employed by the Dutch East India Company and was the last Dutch governor in Taiwan, that is, Zheng's opponent in successfully recovering Taiwan.
After Zheng successfully recovered Taiwan, he complained with virtue, did not kill Yiyi, and asked him to lead the Dutch soldiers back to China by boat, supplying enough food and ships, and also giving weapons and equipment to maintain maritime security to ensure safe arrival.
As soon as he arrived in Indonesia, he was sentenced to life in prison, where he wrote the book "Forgotten Taiwan." In 1674, amnesty from William III, he returned to Holland by boat and settled in Amsterdam until his death.
More than 300 years later, the fourteenth grandson of The First Generation, Michael Yi, visited Tainan with his wife and daughter, paid homage to zheng chenggong, and presented a copy of the "Swedish Totem of the Swedish Family" to the Zheng Chenggong Ancestral Temple, a long-cherished wish of gratitude accumulated for more than ten generations.
"Michel Yi's magnanimity in remembering Zheng Cheng's success was able to pass on the descendants of Fitrey Yi from generation to generation, lasting more than a dozen generations." Elder Peng introduced that when he arrived in Taiwan, Michel Yuyi said that his mood was both excited and down-to-earth, and the long-cherished wish of more than ten generations of people who had been remembering this was finally realized.
Elder Peng consulted Fitrey Yiyi's book "Forgotten Taiwan" and learned that the author was very admired and grateful for Zheng's successful efforts to drive the Dutch back to Taiwan, saying that the soldiers of the Zheng Army were brave and fierce and desperately advanced. He likened Zheng Chenggong to Prince William, a heroic figure in Dutch history, and Annes in Homer's Epic.
The relics of Zheng Chenggong can still be seen everywhere on both sides of the strait
Zheng Chenggong, who has a high prestige in Taiwan, is a hero in the minds of the people and the king of Taiwan. Only a few months after arriving in Taiwan, Zheng Chenggong died, but he has been active in Xiamen for nearly 20 years, and his "traces" can be found everywhere.
Hongshan, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, was once the cottage of Zheng Chenggong's soldiers, called Jiaxing Village. Later generations also carved five large characters of "Yanping County King's Garden" on the boulders of the mid-mountain. Now a park, it is surrounded by flowers and trees, and the stone path surrounds the cliffs and shades of Eyan.
Yanping County Wang Ancestral Hall, in order to pay homage to Zheng Chenggong, was built by the people of Xiamen in Hongshan, and belongs to the earliest batch of Yanping County Wang Ancestral Hall in Tainan City. In 2010, the relocation was completed, and the new Yanping County King's Ancestral Hall basically maintained the original appearance of the apse and two side boxes left over from the old building.
In the martial arts field, Zheng Chenggong trained the "Iron Man Army" here, and the road on the west side was named "Yanwu Road". The former martial arts arena is now a large playground in front of the Lu Xun Memorial Hall of Xiamen University.
In Taiwan, the people have great respect for Zheng Chenggong, calling him the "Holy King of Kaitai" and the "Ancestor of Taiwan", and becoming the protector of Taiwanese people.
When Peng Lao visited Taiwan, he saw that all cities in Taiwan have "Chenggong Road" and "Yanping Road"; there are more than 50 "Yanping County King's Ancestral Halls", "Kaitai Shengwang Temple", "Kaishan Wang Temple" or "Guojiaye Temple", together with other temples that also worship the national surname Ye, a total of more than 170. There are also "Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall", "Zheng Chenggong Cultural Relics Museum", Chenggong Middle School, Chenggong University, Chenggong Bridge, and there are place names such as Guo surname Village, Guo Surname Li, Guo Surname Pu, Guo Surname Jing, etc., all of which are to commemorate Zheng Chenggong.
"Taiwan has published a large number of books on Zheng Chenggong, and I have more than a dozen books in my hand, more than a thousand poems alone and more than a thousand couplets." Peng Lao said.
Tainan City preserves many cultural relics and monuments related to Zheng Chenggong, such as Zheng Chenggong Ancestral Temple, Chikan Tower, Wufei Temple, Yonghua Palace, Yanping County King's Ancestral Hall, Ningjing Royal Residence, Anping Ancient Castle, Temple of Literature, Three Old Masters Palace, etc.
The Yanping County King's Ancestral Hall is the earliest and most famous place in Taiwan to commemorate Zheng Chenggong. At first, due to political concerns, it was called "KaishanWang Temple". In 1874, Shen Baozhen asked for the order to build a shrine for the Zheng clan, and inscribed it "Ming Yanping County King's Ancestral Hall" and became an official temple.
"Tainan City holds the 'Zheng Chenggong Cultural Festival' here every year, and there are grand Spring and Autumn Festival ceremonies. It is believed that his legendary life is enough to have the wind and bones of Taiwan's Kaijizu. Elder Peng said.