Xiaolin Village Memorial Park

Memorial park in Jaxian, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Xiaolin Village Memorial Park

小林村紀念公園

Details
Established| 15 January 2012
Location|

Jiasian, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Coordinates| 23°09′17.6″N 120°38′24.8″E﻿ / ﻿23.154889°N 120.640222°E﻿ / 23.154889; 120.640222
Type| memorial park
Size| 1.7 hectares

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

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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.[1] 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.[2]

## Architecture

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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.[3] It features a 9-meter monument which was made from stones felt down during the landslide.[4]

## See also

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* List of tourist attractions in Taiwan

## References

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1. ^ Kao, Y.L. (14 August 2009). "Memorial park for Siaolin village to be considered". Taiwan News. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
2. ^ Kuo, Grace (16 January 2012). "Xiaolin Village Memorial Park opens in Kaohsiung". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
3. ^ Wang, Chris (21 April 2012). "Lee mourns people who perished in Siaolin village". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
4. ^ "Siaolin Memorial Park". Kaohsiung Travel. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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