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3 「雄鎮蠻煙」摩碣 Siong Jhen Man Yan Inscription

此摩碣的由來相傳是清同治6年間，臺灣總兵劉明燈北巡噶 This inscription, a level three national historical site, has its roots in legend. It is said that during
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瑪蘭至此，遇大霧瀰漫，難辨方向，又聽說此地常起蠻煙瘴 the sixth year of the reign of Emperor Tong-zhi of the Qing Dynasty, Taiwan’s Chief Commander Liu
霧，危害過往旅客，故題字刻碑，以鎮壓山魔，防其作怪。 寬度：3公尺36公分 Ming Deng went on a northern inspection tour. As they passed the Caoling mountainside a thick
高度：1公尺19公分 fog suddenly filled the air causing all to panic. Chief Commander Liu quickly grabbed a brush and
另有一傳說，昔日商旅往來於蘭陽平原與暖暖之間，一路 inscribed the four words Siong Jhen Man Yan (meaning bravely quell the violent mists) to quell the
每字寬55公分，高17公分
肩挑重擔，披荊斬棘，但在攀越山嶺途中，如果遇上了土
evil spirits in the mountain. Another legend said that the reason why Chief Commander Liu inscribed
匪，身上財物常被洗劫一空。劉明燈巡行至此，特別在路 Width: 3.36 meters
the four words was to eliminate the worsening problem of robbery in the mountain. Thieves severely
旁巨石上親書「雄鎮蠻煙」4個大字，代表官方的軍威及整 Height: 1.19 meters threatened the safety of the traveling merchants. There is yet another legend about the inscription. It
治決心，從此土匪絕跡，來往於草嶺道上的商旅百姓，也 Word Width: 0.55 meters is said that Chief Commander Liu’s younger brother once led a group of five hundred people on the
Word Height: 0.17 meters
得到了生命財產的保障。
trail. When they passed through this area, they unexpectedly confronted a group of aborigines and
第三個傳說則是：劉明燈之弟劉朝帶當年率兵經此，突遇 all were killed at this spot. Later, when Chief Commander Liu passed through this area, he made the
原住民，在此發生衝突，500餘人全部罹難，劉明燈後經此 inscription to mourn his brother and the troops.
地時，為表追懷感傷，特立碑憑弔。

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