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Zheng Yongxi’s ancestors came from Wujiang (the present-day Kinmen). He was born in the 58th year of Emperor Qianlong (1793) and died at the age of 71 in the 8th year of Emperor Xianfeng (1858). In his adolescence, he was renowned for his remarkable intelligence; in the 15th Year of Jiaqing reign (1810), he passed the entry-level imperial examination and became a licentiate (Xiucai). Eight years later (1818), He passed the triennial provincial exam and became a first-degree scholar (Juren). In the 3rd Year of Emperor Daoquang (1823), he advanced to the rank of imperial scholar (Jinshi) and earned the reputation of “the first advanced scholar from Taiwan,” also known as “the first Taiwanese person to have their name inscribed on the yellow scroll of scholastic registers.” Zeng Yonxi is a learned man who mastered the Chinese classics and history. He is particularly specialized in I-Ching and once held a lecturer position at the Mingzhi Academy. He was enthusiastic in public affairs and had served as a great mentor who elevated his pupils. While living in Hsinchu, he engaged himself in nearly every public welfare affair. For this he was conferred a title, second-degree officer, in the imperial rankings. The honor was extended to his family and descendants for two generations. In his later years, he constructed the Beiguo Garden and formed a poets’ society called Si-Sheng-She. He wrote a book of collected poems, and the book was named after the Beiguo Garden. The collection contains one volume of manuscripts and five volumes of collected poems. His writings also include two volumns of prescriptive writings (zhiyi) and two volumns of Shitie anthologies (poetry questions for imperial examinations). In 1858, Cheng died and was buried at the foot of Xiang hill in the following year. In the 8th Year of Emperor Tongzhi (1869), the tomb was relocated to the current site. It was built according to Qing regulations regarding a burial of second-degree official. The sidewalls consist of first, second and third layers stretching outward with symmetrical sculptures such as seals, calligraphy brushes, and lions. In front of the tomb pairs of stone statues with shapes of men, horses, goats, tigers and low sculptured columns. The inscription of the tomb stele reads “In memory of the late Cheng Yonxi, Vice Minister of Rites and Royal Scholar of the Qing.”