Cemetery of Zheng-Hai-Jun (; literally means "the

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of coast guard") is a

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Siaolin Village Siaolin Village (), also spelled Xiaolin Village, is a village in Jiasian District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is mostly agricultural and home to one of the largest communities of the Taivoan people. In 2009, Typhoon Morakot brought unprecedented rain ...

, Jiaxian District, Kaohsiung,

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe ...

. It is the

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the class of

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in Taiwan. There buried soldiers were guards of old road from Dapu Township,

Chiayi County Chiayi County (Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan. Name The former Chinese placename was ...

Chihshang, Taitung Chishang Township () is a rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan. Chishang was founded by indigenous Makatao from Pingtung 160 years ago, along with the other immigrants, including Taivoan from Kaohsiung and very few Siraya from Taina ...

County in

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

. There were 96 graves noted by Record of Jiasian Township in 1985, but now there are only 85 graves.

History

After

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government that was regnal by

Tongzhi Emperor The Tongzhi Emperor (27 April 1856 – 12 January 1875), born Zaichun of the Aisin Gioro clan, was the ninth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the eighth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign, from 1861 to 1875, which effectively lasted ...

began to change the policy about development in eastern

. There were six roads to connect to west and Houshang ( Eastern Taiwan) went down from Chiayi city after 1874, but it was difficult to keep safe and unblocked in these roads.

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and bandit destroyed those roads soon, and there was only one way which names Road of Qinshuiying () contact

Fangliao, Pingtung Fangliao Township臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政� ...

to Balangwei (

Dawu, Taitung Dawu Township () is a rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan. The majority inhabitants of the township are the indigenous Paiwan people. Administrative divisions The township comprises five villages: Dajhu, Daniao, Dawu, Nanhsing and Sha ...

today). In 1885, the twelfth year of the reign of the

Guangxu Emperor The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), personal name Zaitian, was the tenth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign lasted from 1875 to 1908, but in practice he ruled, w ...

, the emperor commanded

Liu Mingchuan Liu Ming-chuan (1836–1896), courtesy name Xingsan, lived in the late Qing dynasty. He was born in Hefei, Anhui. Liu became involved in the suppression of the Taiping Rebellion at an early age, and worked closely with Zeng Guofan and Li Hong ...

() to go to Taiwan and take responsibility for its defense. For taking

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and

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purposes, Liu Mingchuang began design new roads through from west to east. Liu Mingchuan commanded nominative

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Yang Jinlong and

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Zhang Gaoyuan leading their soldier seven tenth to build road for eastern from the base Chiayi. Gen. Yang Jinlong directed his troop Zhenghai middle

, front

battalion A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies (usually each commanded by a major or a captain). In some countries, battalions are ...

. (In the 19th century, battalion is the unit for main force controlled in China.) Gen. Zhang Gaoyuan directed his troop Zhenghai main corps, mail battalion,

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company. The total was about 1000 soldiers. The same year March, they arrived Chiayi, and advance Dapu that is a township in bound between

Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of hi ...

and Chiayi in 18 March. They passed the headstream of

Kaoping River The Gaoping River, also spelled Kaoping River (), is the second longest river in Taiwan after Zhuoshui River with a total length of . It is located on the southern part of the island, flowing through Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City. It is the ...

and meted another troop building road from

Taitung County Taitung County (; Mandarin pinyin: ''Táidōng Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Tâi-tang-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Thòi-tûng-yen''; Paiwan: ''Valangaw'';lit:Eastern part of Taiwan) is the third largest county in Taiwan, located primarily on the island' ...

led by Lieutenant General Zhang Zhaolian in the pass of

Mount Guan Mount Guan () is a mountain in the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan with an elevation of . See also *List of mountains in Taiwan The island of Taiwan has the largest number and density of high mountains in the world. This article summarizes th ...

. Cemetery of Zhenghaijun was in the historical road near old post of Zhenghai middle corps. Those soldiers died in

infectious disease An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable d ...

in hotly southern Taiwan.Liu Mingchuan, Liu Zhuang Su Gong Zou Yi(劉壯肅公奏議), (Historical Research Commission of Taiwan Province Press, 1997, ), p. 206.

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