Lady Zhou's Memorial Gate

Zhou was born in the 53rd year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1788) and died in the 26th year of Daoguang (1846) at the age of 59. "Chou's Festival of Filial Piety Arch" was originally a four-pillar, three-story, three-story stone archway, and it is also the only archway in Taiwan built with Guanyin Mountain stone. A major earthquake in the 23rd year of Guangxu (1897) damaged the appearance of the archway. The second floor of the stone building collapsed. The imperial edict and its eaves were all dropped. Later, the imperial edict was taken by the Chen family. For storage, the eaves were buried in the soil for a while until the "Yangming Huangdi Shrine" was built. It was restored by experts and scholars, and the lost parts were restored to restore the original appearance. The inner pillars of the Ming room of this archway are higher than the outer pillars of the second room, and the ends of the pillars exceed the bottom protective eaves; the forehead beams are used as the connection system between the pillars and the pillars. The cross section of the forehead beams in the Ming room is nearly square. Heart carved round fire beads. There are flower slabs on the forehead, which are divided into three blocks with a vertical bamboo pattern. Each block is engraved with inscriptions. The shade of the forehead records in detail the year, month and official title of the inscription.

The monuments around you are worthy of dialogue

For example, the "Zhou's Festival Xiaofang" located on Fengnian Road in Beitou is a Grade 3 historic site with a history of more than 100 years. The Fengnian Road area in Beitou District used to be called "Xiao Fang"

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It is said that if you really want to hike in Beitou District, you can walk a dozen or 20 kilometers at any time, so let’s take a look at the old neighborhood of Beitou from MRT Beitou Station. The location range of this old street is about The area of ​​Datong Street, Fengnian Road, Zhongzheng Road and Qingjiang Street in front of Exit 1 of Beitou Station is where the Danbei Ancient Road passed by in ancient times. Walk along the park under the MRT Beitou Station to Fengnian Road to see a historic spot, Zhou's Festival Xiaofang! Zhou's Festival Xiaofang is one of the only dozen or so arches left in Taiwan during the Qing Dynasty. A very shocking archway stands in front of you. It would be even more powerful if there were no locomotives parked on both sides. This is the first time I have seen this kind of archway built in ancient times to reward loyalty and filial piety in downtown Taipei. I have seen several historical sites in Tainan that I always thought were only in the prefecture! During the Qing Dynasty, the architectural forms of the archway in Taiwan can be divided into three types: (1) two-column single-room two-story (two) four-column three-story three-story (three) four-column three-story five-story. Zhou's Festival Xiaofang in Beitou is a four-column, three-room, three-story style. When you visit every street corner and alley, you can actually see historical buildings of different periods. Of course, the cultural and historical characteristics of these places still have to rely on the documents recorded by these researchers. Add color to an urban hike.