Yesterday we had decided to take a driveπ to Koxinga Memorial Museum in Hirado, Nagasaki. Koxinga, famous for the puppet play The Battles of Koxinga by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, was born on Hirado Island and grew up there until the age of seven.
The site of his birthplace is a prefectural historic site, and the Hirado City Koxinga Memorial Museum stands there.
In Taiwan, Koxinga is considered one of the spiritual pillars of the country as the founding father of its development.
Zheng Chenggong (ιζε) was born on July 14, 1624 in Hirado to his father, Zheng Zhilong, a Chinese merchant who was based in Hirado, and his mother, Tagawa Matsu from Kawachi district. His childhood name was Fukumatsu (η¦ζΎ). Zheng crossed the East China Sea alone at the age of seven, and at the age of 21, he was given the Ming dynasty's surname "Zhu" (ζ±) by the emperor Longwu, so people called him ε½ε§ηΊ (Guoxingye). Later, during the battle against the Qing dynasty, his father Zhilong surrendered to the Qing, but Koxinga raised the banner of Anti-Qing and Restoration of the Ming and, in the midst of the battle, invaded Taiwan and expelled the Dutch who were occupying it. After that, he established a government, enacted laws, developed the country, provided for the people, and made great effects to turn things around, but he eventually died of illness in 1662 at the age of 39.
When I took a picture in front of the mausoleum of Koxinga, a kindly old man told us about history of Zheng Chenggongπ² He's a great guide, he explained us in more detail. And he showed us the house Zheng was born is now a museum.
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