Case file · Folklore / legend
Koxinga and the Yingge bird spirit
Legend says a giant bird spirit on the hill at Yingge breathed poison mist on Koxinga's army until he fired a cannon and turned it to stone, the 'Oriole Rock'.
1661 CE · 24.96, 121.35 · status: legend
The account
A matching tale says the Yuanshan 'Kite Rock' across the river was also shot down. Such stories made Koxinga a hero-god across Taiwan.