Qimei People's Shrine Introduction
According to legend, during the Ming Dynasty, a group of pirates landed on the southern coast of Qimei. At that time, the men on the island were out fishing, leaving only the elderly, the weak, and women. Seven women were busy farming in the nearby mountains (or washing clothes by the well, according to some accounts) when they unfortunately encountered an assault by Japanese invaders. Refusing to be dishonored, they joined hands and jumped into a well. Afterward, the villagers filled in the well with earth, and seven prosperous camphor trees grew in its place. In the 38th year of the Republic of China, County Magistrate Liu Yanfu and General He Zhihao came to pay their respects. Moved by the incident, General He wrote a poem titled "The Seven Beauties" and had it carved on a rock. The poem reads: "The Seven Beauties, resembling white jade, embrace their integrity and defy the bandits, their heroic souls eternally dwell in the solitary fragrant trees, flourishing above the well, covered in blossoms." The account of the virtues of the Seven Beauties was subsequently expanded and renovated into the "Seven Beauties Integrity Park," which draws countless visitors for admiring and paying homage every year.
