Lin Wang

Lin Wang
Lin Wang (left) and General Sun Li-jen (right), 1947
Native name
林旺
BornJanuary 18, 1917
British Burma
Died26 February, 2003 (aged 86)
Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan
Allegiance Republic of China
Service/branch Republic of China Army
Years of service1943–52
Rank General
UnitChinese Expeditionary Force
Battles/warsSecond 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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。
  3. ^ 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。