Taiwan in Time: The battle for the 400-year old Nanshan CemeteryEfforts continue to preserve the massive Nanshan Cemetery, which contains the graves of numerous notable residents and familiesBy Han Cheung / Contributing reporterApr. 19From 17th-century royalty and Presbyterian missionaries to White Terror victims, cultural figures and industrialists, Nanshan Public Cemetery (南山公墓) sprawls across 95 hectares, guarding four centuries of Taiwan’s history. A section of the Nanshan Public Cemetery. Dating back to 1642, Tseng Chen-yang’s grave is considered the oldest at the Nanshan Public Cemetery in Tainan. Protestors march last month to save the 400-year Nanshan Public Cemetery in Tainan.

Source: Taipei Times April 11, 2026 17:14 UTC