Houdong Mountain, or Monkey Cave Mountain, is what it used to be called before the current name, Shipai Park. It is located on the west side of Hengchun City. In the park, there are two stone steles. One is the monument of “Weapon Preparation” and the other is in memory of those who died fighting the war. The latter was erected after the 3rd Brigade (Ishihara Brigade) of the 4th Infantry Regiment of the Second Division of Japanese Infantry in February of Meiji 28 (1895), which occupied Hengchun and set up its headquarters in Houdong Mountain to prepare for the suppression of the place. The original text states "Meiji twenty-seventh and eighth year, when the brigade was ordered to occupy Hengchun; on October 31st of the twenty-eighth year, got on two ships of Sedoku and Fukui; on November 1st, landed on the south of Checheng; there were about 300 rebels guarding Hengchun. The battle started at eleven o'clock in the morning. The rebels handed over the guns, the most important task was to defend the battle, but they were unable to fight. At two o’clock in the afternoon the city fell. The brigade set up its quarters here, managed the area around. Because of its greatness, it will be passed on to future generations forever.”
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