福康安紀功碑

The main body of the stele is the original, but the "bixi" (a mythical creature resembling a tortoise shell) it carries is carved from sandstone. Both the stele itself and the original tortoise base were made in Xiamen, Fujian. However, when it was transported to Tainan City in 1788, the tortoise fell into the harbor. A sandstone replica base was then made to replace it, and it was originally placed in the Fukang Ansheng Temple near the East Gate of the county town. Later, after the Meishan earthquake in 1906, the stele was moved to its current location near the Sanshang Department Store on Xinrong Road, and then to its current location. The tortoise that fell into the water was discovered in 1911. Legend has it that it possesses spiritual power and was enshrined in the Baoan Temple of the Daitianfu Temple in Nanchang, Tainan. The groove on its back, originally used to hold the inscription, can hold water, which is said to cure eye diseases.

The Fu Kangan monument is a stele with an inscription written by Emperor Qianlong himself in 1788 (the 53rd year of his reign) to commend Fu Kangan for suppressing the Lin Shuangwen rebellion. The tortoise-shaped base of the stele is a sandstone imitation. *A clearer version of the inscription would be better.

The stone tablet next to the Confucius Temple in the park has historical value, but I've passed by it every day and never read the inscription in detail. The stone tortoise on the tablet is the same size as the one at Chihkan Tower in Tainan City, but there's only one here.

Its official name is "Inscribed on the Memorial Monument to Fu Kang'an and Other Meritorious Ministers During the Qing Dynasty." Fu Kang'an was the son of University Scholar Fu Heng and a general of the Qing Dynasty. In 1786, a large-scale rebellion known as the Lin Shuangwen Incident broke out in Taiwan, and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty dispatched General Fu Kang'an and Minister Hailan Cha to suppress the rebel forces. Lin Shuangwen was ultimately executed by the severest form of punishment, Lingchi, in Beijing. This monument was written by Emperor Qianlong's imperial handwriting in both classical Chinese and Manchu, praising Fu Kang'an's achievements. The animal at the bottom is not a turtle, but a hawk. There are ten of these monuments across Taiwan. All are related to the Lin Shuangwen Incident, and the other nine are preserved in Tainan's Chihkan Tower.