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Lin Shuang-Wen Event took place during the latter half of the Emperor Kao Tsung’s rule in the Ching Dynasty. In that time, Taiwan locals were accustomed to form organized associations to protect themselves. The officials, however, used high-handed measures to put down such organizations. As a result, Heaven And Earth Association led by Shuang-Wen Lin rebelled against the government. Owing to Chief General Chai Da-ji’s timidity and procrastination during the onset of the riots, the rebellion gradually spread out. Even with the reinforcement from the mainland led by army general Huang Shi-jian and navy general Jen Chen-en of Fu Jian province under the supervision of Governor-general of Hu-Guang provinces Chang Ching, the rebellion could not be suppressed and lasted for over one year. Not until Emperor Kao Tsung assigned General Fu Kung-an, in whom he trusted greatly, to lead elite combat forces from several provinces, did the stalemate be broken. After Lin Shuang-Wen Event, Ching dynasty adjusted its controlling policy regarding Taiwan. Among many adjustments were three major changes: (1) Increase of official harbors: More official harbors were opened in northern Taiwan, which helped stimulate local prosperity. (2) Establishment of military farming system: Military farming system promoted the communication among different aboriginal tribes and consequently attributed to the establishment of a new social class and to the dwindling of the population in tribes’ villages. (3) Building city walls: The long official ban on building walls around cities was lifted. In terms of forces mobilized, areas affected and the implication followed, Lin Shuang-Wen Event was the largest insurgency in Taiwan during the Ching Dynasty.
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