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●A BRIEF INTRODUCTION ON YINGGE TOWN OF TAIPEI CONTY
	I. PREFACE HISTORY The town derives its name from an eagle-like giant rock on the slope of north-ern mountain, and also due to eagle being pronounced “Yingge” in Chinese. Yingge was called Ying Ko His Chan in early Ching Dynasty and Yingge Shi in late Ching Dynasty. When Taiwan was occupied by Japanese, Yingge Shi was renamed Yingge Chan (farmhouse) in 1920, then it was upgraded to Yingge Street in 1940, after World War II, Taiwan was returned to the Republic of China and Yingge Street were divided into two town-Sulin Town and Yingge town.
LEGEND OF Yingge STONE Yingge Shi is a giant rock located in the northern mountain of the Ying ge station. It is said that this rock used to form miasma in the area to get passengers lost and sick or even dead. One day, Cheng Cheng-Kung (Koxinga), leading his troops through this area and was ccaught by the miasma, Cheng ordered cannon fired to the rock. As soon as the neck of the eagle rock was broken, the miasma disappeared and the troops could go forward without any disturbances.
LEGEND OF CHENSHAN HILL: Chienshan is an independent hill in the southeastern plain of Yingge and about 386.4 meteres above sealevel. The shape looks like a fan hanging upside down. When Cheng Cheng-Kung’s enormous troops bivouacked here, his soldiers shook off the dirt of their straw shoes and accumulation of dirt became Chienshen hill. This saying only a legend not list on the official record. The soil of Chienshan in dark brown color with mercurial ingredient and with sand covering on the abdominal region of mountain.
LEGEND OF TURTLE-LIKE ROCK A turtle-like rock with natural fissure likes a eight diagrams-which is a king of guidance tool that fortune teller use for direction. With its unbelievable accuracy, the turtle-like rock gradually conquers respect and further-more to build up a temple named “Green Dragon Temple” aside the rock. Because of its excellent scenery and placidity location, “Green Dragon Temple” has become the favorite of lovers as well as morning exercisers.