Legend Jiaqing When the emperor was the prince, he once traveled across the sea to Taiwan and visited privately, punished evil and loved the people on the way. Now many scenic spots and historical sites in central and southern Taiwan still follow this legend as a selling point, making the folk legend of "Jiaqing jun Traveling to Taiwan" widely circulated in Taiwan. Modern Gezai opera and TV series also use this as the theme. Is this legend true?
Gongzi Opera actor Chen Yalan's appearance in "Jiaqing Jun's Travels to Taiwan".
Emperor Jiaqing really never came to Taiwan
During the feudal dynasty, "the emperor's tour" was not only the emperor's personal preference, but also represented the political purpose of the Qing Dynasty to win over the gentry of Jiangnan and stabilize the economic center. It also derived operas and folk legends such as "Kangxi's Southern Tour" and "Emperor Qianlong's Tour to Jiangnan". Modern shops also attached the story of "The Emperor's South Tour" to create many dishes, cakes and snacks, and created the so-called "Imperial Food", which became the "wealth code" for making money, so that diners can also be arty. In this way, it is not surprising that the "Jiaqing Jun Travels to Taiwan" attached to the central and southern Taiwan scenic spots and historical sites attracts popularity.
After historical research, since the 49th year of Qianlong (1784), there has been no Qing emperor's southern tour. In other words, the Qing Dynasty only had Kangxi and Qianlong 6 times, with a total of 12 "southern tours". Later, the Qing court's national strength became increasingly difficult, and it could no longer afford such a huge financial "royal trip", and never sent a prince to Taiwan. "Jiaqing Jun's trip to Taiwan" was just a rural legend. Even though they know it is a tragic history, why do people in Taiwan still talk about it?
Taiwan Qing history scholar Chen Jiexian wrote the book "Emperor Jiaqing and Taiwan".
Story prototype: Fukang'an Punishment of Lin Shuangwen Incident
It turns out that the legend of "Jiaqingjun traveling to Taiwan" was first seen during the Japanese colonization of Taiwan. The Chinese version of " Taiwan Daily News " reported on August 6, 1905 that
was commonly reported during the Qianlong period, Lin Ni advocated chaos. When Emperor Jiaqing was the crown prince, he inspected Taiwan and stayed in Chiayi .
rumor Tiandihui When the leader Lin Shuangwen was uprising (1786) against the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong sent the fifteenth son of the emperor to inspect and stationed in Chiayi. The county town of Chiayi County was magnificent and majestic, and the top of the city tower in Taiwan. The people of Chiayi called the "Prince Tower". Scholars point out that Fu Kang'an (son of Grand Secretary Fuheng , Fuheng , and nephew of Empress Fucha ), who pacified Lin Shuangwen Uprising, was favored by Emperor Qianlong. He was first granted the title of "First Class Jiayong Duke" during the war, and then pacified Miao Bian and promoted the title of "Beizi ". After Fu Kang'an's death, Qianlong posthumously awarded him the title of "King of Jiayong County" and the Taimiao , which became the only exception for the Manchu ministers to be crowned kings in different surnames. Perhaps Fu Kang Ansheng enjoyed the same treatment as the royal family in Aisin Gioro , so it was rumored by the people that "the prince came to Taiwan" and was attached to Emperor Jiaqing who later ascended the throne.
20 episodes "Zhu Geliang and Jiaqingjun" produced in 1987 are also a contemporary interpretation of the story of "Jiaqingjun Travels to Taiwan".
When legend became a cultural asset
After Taiwan was restored, Ding Dechun published the novel "Jiaqing Jun Travels to Taiwan" in 1947, which is made up of fragmentary stories circulating in various parts of central and southern China. It describes Jiaqing Jun landing from Tainan Prefecture City and heading north to Lugang to go to sea. During the journey, he not only traveled around the mountains and rivers, but also did not forget to shovel the strong and helped the weak, and won the unanimous love of the people of Taiwan. By 1957, the costume movie "Jiaqing Jun Travels to Taiwan" reached an excellent box office and also set off a craze for tourism on the island. In 1972, the Chinese TV series "Jiaqing Jun and Wang Delu" was broadcast. Song artist Huang Qiutian also created the song "Jiaqing Jun Traveling to Taiwan" under old place names from all over Taiwan. This song is popular all over the streets and alleys. Soon, in 1980, "Jiaqing Jun Travels to Taiwan", which not only once again led to the development of tourism, but later, this theme can be seen even in Gezai Opera, puppet Opera, and even show performances. Among them, "Jiaqing Jun and Zhu Geliang" produced and broadcasted by Sanli Film and Television in 1986 was represented."Jiaqing Jun's Travel to Taiwan" has become a household name in Taiwan since its original folk legend, and many people still believe it.
In fact, the formation of the legend of "Jiaqing Jun travels to Taiwan" not only conforms to the traditional psychology of the people of "respecting the king", but also the Taiwanese people expressed their nostalgia for the native Chinese mainland during the Japanese colonial period. After Emperor Jiaqing took office, he fought against corruption and rectified the administration of officials, and worked hard to correct the various disadvantages left by " Kangxi and Qianlong Prosperity ". It is also the hope of Taiwanese society after the restoration to rectify the corruption of the Kuomintang military and political personnel and the people's desire to seek governance.
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