Kouhu Xia Liao Wanshan Tonggui Mound Introduction
Behind the Wanshan Temple in Xialiao, Kouhu Township, there are over 300 small burial mounds, which are the resting place of the ashes of ancestors who perished in a tsunami 161 years ago. Locally, these are referred to as the "Wanshan Tonggui Tombs," and they have been designated as a historical site in Yunlin County. Residents nearby say that every time they attempt to count the exact number of tombs, they can never arrive at the same figure, as each person's count varies, which is quite peculiar. The Wanshan Temple in the old Jincheng Harbor of Xiangziliao and the Wanshan Temple in the Jincheng area hold grand ceremonies each year on the 7th and 8th days of the sixth month of the lunar calendar to commemorate the ancestors who suffered in the past. This has also given rise to the "Water Drawing (Chēzàng)" ritual, a rare water disaster folk ceremony in the country.
