Qiu Fengjia

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Qiu Fengjia (Traditional Chinese: 丘逢甲; Pinyin: Qiu Fengjia; Wade-Giles: Chiu Feng-Chia) (18641912) was a patriot and a poet. He was born in Miaoli County in Taiwan. He is best known for leading resistance forces against the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1895.

Feng Chia University in Taichung, Taiwan is named in honor of him.

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  • ChinaTaiwan.org [1]
  • China History Forum [2]