Bronze statue of Zheng Chenggong

Bronze statue of Zheng Chenggong

Bronze statue of Zheng Chenggong

Standing majestically atop the grand Daping Mountain, a new bronze statue of Zheng Chenggong has recently been erected, which is currently the tallest Zheng Chenggong statue in the world. Centered around this statue, the Zheng Chenggong Park commenced construction last June and has already taken initial shape.

The main sculpture area features an imitation ancient city wall built with blue bricks, with the wall’s appearance completely modeled after ancient fortifications, complete with military features such as crenels and observation windows. Nearby, there are also cascading waterfalls, viewing platforms, pedestrian walkways, and other tourist facilities, all fully equipped to facilitate visitor enjoyment.

Zheng Chenggong, originally named Sen and childhood name Fusong, with the courtesy name Damu and pseudonym Mingyan, was born on July 14, 1624, in Hirado, Nagasaki (Chiranohama), Japan, to a family from Shijing, Nan’an. His father was Zheng Zhilong, and his mother was the daughter of the Tagawa family from Hirado, Nagasaki. In the third year of the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty (1630), when Zheng Chenggong was seven years old, he returned from Japan to Anping (now Anhai Town, Jinjiang) to study and was given the name Sen.

When Zheng Chenggong was 11 years old, he once composed an essay on the topic assigned by his tutor, “Sweeping, Greeting, Responding, Advancing, and Retreating,” and wrote the striking line: “The conquests of Tang and Wu were no more than sweeping; the abdications of Yao and Shun were no more than advancing and retreating.” Later, he diligently studied the classics, history, and military strategy... More detailed information about Zheng Chenggong ++