The Zhongzheng Park () is a
park
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located in
Xinyi District and
Zhongzheng District
Zhongzheng District (also Jhongjheng District) is a District (Taiwan), district in Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei Main Station is located in the district. It is home to most of the national government buildings of Taiwan.
Overview
The district is n ...
of
Keelung City
Keelung ( ; zh, p=Jīlóng, c=基隆, poj=Ke-lâng), Chilung or Jilong ( ; ), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port Provincial city (Taiwan), city in northeastern Taiwan. The city is part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan are ...
,
Taiwan
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.
Zhongzheng Park traces its history to 1933 during the
Japanese rule of Taiwan
The Geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, together with the Penghu, Penghu Islands, became an annexed territory of the Empire of Japan in 1895, when the Qing dynasty ceded Taiwan Province, Fujian-Taiwan Province in the Treaty of Shimonoseki a ...
. It was built as Ishizaka Park by Sōsaku Ishizaka (
石坂荘作), and he donated it to the government of Keelung City.
The 25-meter statue of the goddess
Guanyin
Guanyin () is a common Chinese name of the bodhisattva associated with Karuṇā, compassion known as Avalokiteśvara (). Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means " he One WhoPerceives the Sounds of the World". Originally regarded as m ...
on top of Zhongzheng Park is the biggest goddess statue in
Southeast Asia
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and is one of the most scenic spots in Keelung city.
See also
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Keelung City
Keelung ( ; zh, p=Jīlóng, c=基隆, poj=Ke-lâng), Chilung or Jilong ( ; ), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port Provincial city (Taiwan), city in northeastern Taiwan. The city is part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan are ...
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Parks in Keelung
Geography of Keelung
Tourist attractions in Keelung
1933 establishments in Taiwan
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