Cao Gong Temple / Heisei Fort Introduction
To commemorate the achievements of County Magistrate Cao Jing during the Daoguang period, a temple was built. The south side of the plaza in front of the temple retains 12 stone tablets from different eras, among which the "Cao Gong Zhen Ji," consisting of four long granite plaques, serves as the edict submitted to the court when the "Cao Gong Zhen" was named in the 19th year of Daoguang, praising Cao Jing's contributions. Behind the Cao Gong Temple is the Heisei Fort, whose wall is embedded with a granite plaque inscribed with "Heisei." The original vigor of defending the city can still be faintly felt. To address the drought problems in Fengshan City, County Magistrate Cao Jing undertook many water conservancy projects during the Qing Daoguang era by diverting water from the Gaoping River, greatly improving irrigation in the agricultural fields of Fengshan. Grateful for his contributions, the people of Fengshan established a shrine at Feng Yi Academy. In 1900, during an inspection by Taiwan Governor-General Kodama Gentarō, funds were raised to relocate it to its current site, and it was upgraded to Cao Gong Temple in 1992. The Heisei Fort, located behind the Cao Gong Temple, is about 5 meters high and has a square shape. Inside the fort, there are stairs leading up, with a granite plaque on the front carved with the horizontal inscription, and beside the two characters of "Heisei" is the inscription "built by Cao Jing." The structure of the entire fort is quite solid and impregnable.
