Zhang Liao Family Temple Explained

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.

History

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 臺中市志: 地理志 . December 2008 . 臺中市政府 . 493–494 . February 26, 2021 . zh-tw.
  2. Web site: 臺中西屯張廖家廟 . Cultural Heritage Department of Taichung City . March 4, 2021 . zh-tw . March 10, 2020.
  3. News: 張菁雅 . 市定古蹟張廖家廟修復要花近5000萬 中市府預定年底前動工 . March 4, 2021 . Liberty Times . June 15, 2020 . zh-tw.