Lintou Park

Lintou Park was first planted with over 90,000 casuarina trees along the Lintou coastline in the 35th year of the Republic (1946). By February of the 42nd year of the Republic (1953), when the park was established, the casuarina trees had already created lush shade everywhere. To the right at the end of the park's entrance path is the Martyrs' Shrine, originally named the "Taiwan Province Penghu Military Cemetery," which was first built in the 43rd year of the Republic (1954) and is the earliest military cemetery constructed in Taiwan. Renovations were carried out in the 75th year of the Republic (1986), changing the main building to three stories, and completed in the 78th year of the Republic (1989). Inside the Martyrs' Shrine archway, there is a monument inscribed with the four characters "浩氣長存" (Noble Spirit Lives On) by Yu Da-wei, who was the Minister of National Defense at the time of the August 23rd Artillery Battle in the 47th year of the Republic (1958). Generals who died during the August 23rd Artillery Battle, such as Ji Xing-wen, Zhao Jia-xiang, and Zhang Jie, have their spirits enshrined here. Lintou Village is named after the dense growth of Pandanus trees (林投) on both sides of a small stream to the southeast of the early settlement. It is said that the current Lintou Park and the large sandy beach to its east were once covered with Pandanus trees.