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Photos of Taiwan

Sicao Dazhong Temple in Taiwan's Taijiang National Park honors a general of Koxinga known as Chen Tze, who defeated over 300 Dutch soldiers in one encounter and won numerous other battles during his life. The temple has been rebuilt several times, with the most recent version completed in 1987.

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