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Li Xijin Filial Piety Archway

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The Li Xijin Filial Piety Archway is Taiwan’s only archway dedicated to filial piety, notable for its gourd-shaped column-clamping stones. Li Xijin lost his father at the age of 14. Though his family was poor, he was deeply devoted to his mother. As an adult, he started his own business and his family’s fortunes improved. He once joined Zheng Yongxi, a scholar-official who helped develop Taiwan, traveling across regions to persuade people to end violent clan conflicts. Moved by his acts of filial devotion and righteousness, local gentry recommended...

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It is Taiwan’s only archway dedicated to filial piety, notable for its gourd-shaped column-clamping stones. Li Xijin lost his father at the age of 14. Though his family was poor, he was deeply devoted to his mother. As an adult, he started his own business and his family’s fortunes improved. He once joined Zheng Yongxi, a scholar-official who helped develop Taiwan, traveling across regions to persuade people to end violent clan conflicts. Moved by his acts of filial devotion and righteousness, local gentry recommended him, and his recognition was duly granted.