Huaizhong Temple Introduction
Main deity: Eighteen Martyrs Historical background: The Huai Chong Temple is a county-designated historical monument, built during the Qing Dynasty's Yongzheng period. In the spring of the tenth year of Yongzheng (1732), the Pingpu people in Dajia West gathered for an armed resistance against the Qing Dynasty, besieging the county seat. Li Ruilin, the general of Taichung, led troops to quell the rebellion. At that time, Zhang Hongzhang, the county magistrate of Tamsui, was patrolling the village with local militia when they were mistakenly attacked by armed villagers led by He Yi. The area was mostly cultivated by immigrants from Guangdong. Upon hearing that the magistrate was besieged, local residents rallied to drive the Pingpu people away, allowing Zhang to escape. It took four months to stabilize the situation.
Huai Zhong Temple
