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Koxinga Writer Alert (No.1-4) “臺灣茶的故事 The Story of Taiwan Tea” Inspired

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The Zheng Ancestral Shrine 鄭氏 家廟 @Tainan People like to tell or invent Koxinga stories - mostly harmless.  With the recent publication of our book “臺灣茶的故事  The Story of Taiwan Tea”, we take the opportunity to set some records straight.  No. 1 Koxinga descendants in Taiwan claim: 鄭守讓's story remains to be verified. 鄭寬 was buried in 北京,probably already passed when 施琅 took over Taiwan, his remains were shipped to Beijing, and 施琅's report to the Qing Court only mentioned the living ones, therefore leaving a hole for false claims. And Koxinga's direct descendants were confined to Beijing until 1911, none was allowed to have settled elsewhere. Any 鄭成功後代 in Taiwan claim is questionable. No.2 Puzzled why Taiwanese historians missed or ignored references to 鄭寬: (1) In 鄭克塽's own writing, 鄭寬 had a son 鄭克培, any descendants will have to be from 克培,and  (2) 鄭氏家譜 clearly recorded 鄭寬 was buried outside of 北京永定門,in a nunnery. No. 3  Also a supplement to Chapter 5: Was ...