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Chen Yonghua

1634–1680 · 17th century

Chen Yonghua was the chief minister of Zheng Jing, ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning on Taiwan. He organised a Chinese-style administration, settled soldiers on farmland and promoted salt-making and trade. In 1666 he founded Taiwan's first Confucian temple and school in Tainan.

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Kingdom of Tungning

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