Fukang'an Victory Monument. The Fukang'an Victory Monument, a commendation stele personally inscribed by Emperor Qianlong, is very famous. The stele is erected on a stone turtle, which is quite spectacular. Stone steles using stone turtles as bases are common throughout China, but they are rare in Taiwan. Only a few remain in places like Tainan. Not only is it rare and valuable, but more importantly, this stele is connected to an important period in Taiwan's history – the Lin Shuangwen Incident. In particular, Zhuluo County was renamed "Jiayi" by the emperor due to this incident, making it the only place name in Taiwan personally bestowed by an emperor. The Fukang'an Victory Monument, a commendation stele personally inscribed by Emperor Qianlong, is very famous. The stele is erected on a stone turtle, which is quite spectacular. Stone steles using stone turtles as bases are common throughout China, but they are rare in Taiwan. Only a few remain in places like Tainan. Not only is it rare and valuable, but more importantly, this stele is connected to an important period in Taiwan's history – the Lin Shuangwen Incident. In particular, Zhuluo County was renamed "Jiayi" by the emperor due to this incident, making it the only place name in Taiwan personally bestowed by an emperor. In the 51st year of Qianlong's reign (1786), Lin Shuangwen launched an uprising in Changhua, killing the magistrate of Changhua and attacking and capturing Zhuluo (Jiayi) County and Fengshan County, causing chaos throughout Taiwan. Due to the brave fighting of Taiwan's commander-in-chief, Chai Daji, not only was Tainan Prefecture preserved, but Zhuluo County was also recaptured in the first month of the 52nd year of Qianlong's reign (1787). However, after regrouping, Lin Shuangwen's forces continued to besiege Zhuluo City, and the battle was fierce, with the situation precarious. In the tenth month of the same year, Emperor Qianlong dispatched General Fukang'an, who had a distinguished military record, to lead troops to reinforce Taiwan. Fukang'an successfully defeated Lin Shuangwen and lifted the siege of Zhuluo City. Afterward, due to the commendable bravery of the soldiers and civilians of Zhuluo City in defending the city, the place name was specially changed to Jiayi. In the 53rd year of Qianlong's reign (1788), the emperor personally inscribed ten commemorative steles with turtle bases to commend Fukang'an's military achievements.
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