Zhang Liao Family Temple | |
Native Name: | 張廖家廟 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-tw |
Year Completed: | 1911 |
Facade Direction: | South |
Zhang Liao Family Temple (Chinese: t=張廖家廟|p=Zhāngliào Jiāmiào) is an ancestral shrine located in East District, Taichung City, Taiwan. Built in 1904, the shrine is protected as a city monument.
The Zhang Liao family originated in current-day Guanbei, Fujian Province. The unique surname is a merger of the Zhang and Liao families when the Liao's only female successor married into the Zhang family. At the time, the families came to an agreement; future descendants of this clan would use the Liao surname when alive, but would belong to the Zhang family when dead.[1]
In the early Qing Dynasty, the Zhang Liao family moved to current day Xitun District and Daya District. In 1886, Zhang Liao members began preparing to build a family shrine. Construction of the main building lasted between 1909 and 1911, and the surrounding buildings were completed in 1916.[1]
On November 27, 1985, the Taichung City Government protected the building as a city monument.[2] The building was renovated by the government in 1994 and is planning on renovating it again in 2020.[3]