Taiwan Religious Culture Map

The construction of Zhong-Sheng-Gong Memorial began in the 2nd year of the Shōwa era (Japanese colonial period; 1927 CE) and was completed two years later. The memorial was originally located on the banks of Wannian River, but as the land around it was developed over the years, it is now surrounded by housing, with the front of the memorial separated from the river by many buildings. However, the memorial grounds have maintained a quadrangular, complete layout, encompassing a Western-style pailou (decorative archway) in the front, a front courtyard, the main memorial building, and a huatai (a mound acting as a symbolic support structure behind Hakka residential buildings) erected with compacted soil. Zhong-Sheng-Gong Memorial faces the south and has a layout consisting of two halls and two side wings, showcasing the ideological characteristics behind Hakka architecture. The huatai at the rear of the building, the offering table that depicts a dragon under the altar of the main hall, the baiting (worship pavilion), front hall, entrance gate, and half-moon pond are all built on a single axis towards Wannian River, exemplifying traditional Hakka feng shui (Chinese geomancy) concepts.