Lin Wang | |
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 Lin Wang (left) and General Sun Li-jen (right), 1947 | |
| Native name | 林旺 |
| Born | January 18, 1917 British Burma |
| Died | 26 February, 2003 (aged 86) Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Allegiance |  Republic of China |
| Service |  Republic of China Army |
| Years of service | 1943–52 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | Chinese Expeditionary Force |
| Battles / wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
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Lin Wang (Chinese: 林旺; pinyin: Lín Wàng; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄌ一ㄣˊ ㄨㄤˋ; 1917 – 26 February 2003) was an Asian elephant that served with the Chinese Expeditionary Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and later relocated to Taiwan with the Kuomintang forces.[1]: 15 Lin Wang lived out most of his life in the Taipei Zoo and was the most famous animal of the zoo.[2] Many adults and children alike affectionately called the bull elephant "Grandpa Lin Wang."[3]
- ^ Diamond, Catherine (1 June 2021). "Tiger in the Garden, Elephant at the Gate: Three Zoonimal Narratives". Tamkang Review. 51 (2): 3–22. doi:10.6184/TKR.202106_51(2).0001.
- ^ 李, 永適 (19 May 2023). "大象的祕密". Yahoo News (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 February 2024.
自移入動物園的當天起，林旺就成為動物園最受歡迎的明星。
- ^ 陳, 櫻琴 (1 December 2023). "《書痴成迷》大象林旺──那個時代最後的戰象". Yahoo News (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 February 2024.
繪本從林旺的生平（？-2003），回顧動盪時代下的歷史，林旺原本是緬甸森林的工作象，後來成為戰象，大家都叫牠「林旺爺爺」，是台灣三代人共同的回憶。