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invasion of the Japanese, my country recruited village was originally categorized as a Sanding
soldiers, from behind Fang-Guei Forest. Asia’s Village, but due to overpopulation it became an
first team of paratroopers was established in independent village of its own. In addition, due

Quinming. The following year in July, the Jing to its close vicinity to the military dependents’
and Jiang paratroopers landed in the Guandong, village, the “races” in the village are diverse
Hunan enemy grounds and destroyed the and range from locals to those from outside the
Japanese, writing down the first page of history for province to the Hakka people to the aborigines. It

aerial attack in Asia. Followed by an insurgent war is said to be the melting pot of Taiwan.
to protect Taiwan, many soldiers fought bravely
forward, willing to sacrifice their lives to bring
victory home.”

The money to build the temple was funded
by donations from the Taiwanese people, thus
emphasizing the compassion and empathy
the soldiers had for each other. The temple

itself became an important symbol to the later
generations, reflecting the selfless and brave acts
of the paratroopers.

中興村
Zhongxing Village

乍看之下，中興村也屬於眷村，但此村

並非眷村，而是大寮特有的多元文化村落。
中興村原本屬於山頂村，因人口眾多而獨立
成村，因為鄰近眷村區，所以整個村的族群
屬性甚為多元，本省、外省與客家、原住民

均混雜其間，堪稱是台灣多元族群社會的小
融爐。

At first glance, Zhongxing Village is also
categorized as a military dependents’ village,
but it really isn’t. Rather, Zhonxing Village is

a diverse, multi-cultural village of Daliao. This