Graves of famous people in Taiwan

I’m looking for the graves of world-famous people in Taiwan. I can only think of two:

Chiang Kai-Shek, buried at Tzuhu, Taoyuan County
Teresa Teng (Deng Li-Jun), buried in a cemetery near Jinshan

Who else can people think of, and where are they buried?

Thanks!

World famous? Maybe only Chiang Ching-kuo.
Less well known are Reverend Mackay (you can find his info and burial site on Wiki).
And see this article too, for a few more.

[quote=“Dragonbones”]World famous? Maybe only Chiang Ching-kuo.
Less well known are Reverend Mackay (you can find his info and burial site on Wiki).
And see this article too, for a few more.[/quote]

Thanks for reminding me about Mackay. And thanks for that article! Very interesting!

Do you know where Chiang Ching-Kuo is buried?

[quote=“Chris”][quote=“Dragonbones”]World famous? Maybe only Chiang Ching-kuo.
Less well known are Reverend Mackay (you can find his info and burial site on Wiki).
And see this article too, for a few more.[/quote]

Thanks for reminding me about Mackay.

Do you know where Chiang Ching-Kuo is buried?[/quote]

In Daxi, Taoyuan County, near his daddy.

There were plans afoot to move them both along with Chiang Jr’s Russian wife (Faina) to the Wuchi Mountain Cemetery in Xizhi, Taipei County, but it hasn’t happened yet, I don’t think.

In Daxi, Taoyuan County, near his daddy.

There were plans afoot to move them both along with Chiang Jr’s Russian wife (Faina) to the Wuchi Mountain Cemetery in Xizhi, Taipei County, but it hasn’t happened yet, I don’t think.[/quote]

Thanks. I hope to visit Tzuhu soon, and I’m sure the people at the visitor’s office there will know where the son is buried.

The best grave I have visited in Taiwan is that of the founder of the Magnolia Hotel. He might not be so famous, but his story is famous. It is that of the overseas Chinese merchant made good. His tale is very similar to that captured in the book, “Letters from Bangkok” which is an excellent read. The grave has manicured gardens dotted with cherry blossoms, rotundas, a maze, Japanese Cypress and Maples. The mausoleum is a very large Thai Style temple. It is one of the nicest places I have visited in Taiwan.

It’s death at a perfect pitch.

Is that the one in the hills of Neihu, a little ways behind Bishan Temple? It looks like a Thai temple and is a very well-kept, serene place with great views of Taipei.

You got it.

[quote=“Taffy”][quote=“Chris”][quote=“Dragonbones”]World famous? Maybe only Chiang Ching-kuo.
Less well known are Reverend Mackay (you can find his info and burial site on Wiki).
And see this article too, for a few more.[/quote]

Thanks for reminding me about Mackay.

Do you know where Chiang Ching-Kuo is buried?[/quote]

In Daxi, Taoyuan County, near his daddy.

There were plans afoot to move them both along with Chiang Jr’s Russian wife (Faina) to the Wuchi Mountain Cemetery in Xizhi, Taipei County, but it hasn’t happened yet, I don’t think.[/quote]

I’m up at Wu-Zhr shan quite often and they are indeed building the mausoleum for Chiang and crew in amongst the other cemetery buildings and facilities there. It’s quite an extensive military cemetery. Rumors of ghosts marching in uniform as well. :astonished:

I don’t believe the facility is ready yet, but it’s not far off and that is to my knowledge the plan for Chiang and co.

One of my favorite “philosophers”/writers Lin Yu-Tang on Yamingshan… http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2002/03/27/129370

serious question,please don’t flame:

what is brought into one’s life upon visiting the resting place of dead peoples,famous or not?

Good one! Thanks!

[quote]what is brought into one’s life upon visiting the resting place of dead peoples,famous or not?
[/quote]

That’s a good question.

I like visting graveyards. It was something I got into living in Sydney where the Coogee graveyard happens to occupy the best realestate in the city. I found that to be true of many graveyards, which in cities tend to be built on prime land. Most people want a place with a view and serenity even when they die. Then I discovered that it’s kind of nice walking amongst the graves. It puts you in a great space. There is little point in avoiding the issue. I think the best way to look at anything you do in life is to see it in the context of your own death. Personally, I find death to be comforting. I don’t want to live for ever and I don’t want to get in some endless repetitive cycle of being reborn and striving for enlightenment either. Why not just live and die? I am not a person without regrets; however, I hope by facing death squarely when I’m alive they won’t haunt me on my death bed.

[quote=“dablindfrog”]serious question,please don’t flame:

what is brought into one’s life upon visiting the resting place of dead peoples,famous or not?[/quote]

Ask the people who frequent FindAGrave.com!

(Reasons include remembering loved ones, historical research, artistic appreciation, serene surroundings, genealogy, ghost lore…)

There’s a neat little grave of a famous KMT general out in Muzha (in the elephant mountain or whatever). It’s interesting, because he was Muslim and was buried accordingly. There’s a wall with arabic script, and a little building too. There’s actually hundreds of muslim graves in that hill.

That’s an interesting site. A friend showed it to me last month.

BTW, I found Chiang Ching-kuo’s temporary burial site (his wife’s ashes are interred next to him) - the mausoleum is exactly one mile down the road (Provincial Hwy 7) from the visitor center at Cihu (his father’s burial site). It’s in the town of Touliao. The clueless dolt at the visitor center told me Chiang Ching-kuo is buried farther up the hill behind CKS’s burial site. This is not the case.

OK, so far I have the following famous (and not-so-famous) people and their burial locations in Taiwan:

Chiang Kai-Shek (prez) - Mausoleum at Tzuhu
Chiang Ching-kuo & Chiang Fang-liang (prez & wife) - Mausoleum at Touliao
Yen Chia-kan (prez) - Wuchih Mountain Military Cemetery
Wego Chiang (adopted son of CKS) - Wuchih Mountain Military Cemetery
Teresa Teng (singer/songwriter) - Chin Pao San Cemetery
Lin Yutang (scholar) - garden of the Lin Yutang House
George Leslie Mackay (missionary) - Mackay Cemetery, Danshui
Thomas Barclay (missionary) - Tainan Protestant Cemetery
Hugh Ritchie (missionary) - Takow (Kaohsiung) Foreign Cemetery
Lin Kuo-chang (founder of Mandarina Crown Hotel ) - Lin Kuo-chang Cemetery, Neihu
The Muslim general buried in the Muslim section of No. 1 Military Cemetery

Anyone else?

How about Ni Min-jan? Anyone know where he’s interred?

Chris,
If you go through the front gate of National Taiwan University on Roosevelt and immediately turn right, you’ll come to a secluded garden with a Greek structure that looks like a miniature acropolis in the middle. I think some VIP associated with NTU is buried there (the founder of NTU or a former president of the school?) You can see it from the sidewalk on Roosevelt as you exit the GongGuan MRT on the NTU side.

How could I have missed this last post? I’ll have to check it out!

Add to the above (graves that I’ve found):

Gladys Aylward, missionary (Christ’s College Cemetery, Guandu)
Zhu Shugui (Prince Ningjing), d. 1683 (Tomb of Prince Ningjing, Kaohsiung County)
The Five Concubines (Tomb of the Five Concubines, Tainan)
Lin Hsiu-Chun (1699-1774), founder of many towns in the Taipei basin (in Neihu, not far from Costco)
Qu Wenliu (religious leader), buried in Tibetan-style grave just outside Muzha
Nelly O’Driscoll (Hsiyu Lighthouse, Penghu)

Well, the last one isn’t famous, but it’s interesting to know there’s a lone grave of a Westerner in such a remote location.

I’m closing in on the location of the grave of Chen Yi. And I’ve heard tell of graves of priests and nuns at Fu Jen Catholic University.

Can anyone think of any other famous, semi-famous or foreign people buried in Taiwan? Thanks!!

Ah yes, Wego. Shouldn’t “infamous” be used to describe some of these characters.Wonder if they burried him in full uniform.