Alian Jianshan Temple

Date CapturedJune 5th, 2015 at 07:27 UTCCameraNIKON D3100LensAF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IIApertureƒ / 10Shutter Speed1/250 secFocal Length30.0 mmISO200Exposure Value14.6 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

A luantang (鸞堂) on the western edge of Alian dedicated primarily to Guangong (關聖帝君). Its origins can be traced back to 1930, when seven local youths gathered at nearby Qinghe Temple to ask whether the gods were real. According to local legend the answer came via a spirit-writing session at Shanhua Hall (善化堂) in Ziguan that named all seven youths, prompting them to take up the practice themselves. The first hall was built in 1934 and rebuilt in 1962, and was subsequently expanded with the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilions (龍鳳二閣) in 1985, the Jinhua Treasure Hall (金華寶殿) in 1996, and Xiaoming Palace (霄明宮) in the mid-2000s.

Date CapturedJune 5th, 2015 at 07:29 UTCCameraNIKON D3100LensAF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IIApertureƒ / 9Shutter Speed1/200 secFocal Length18.0 mmISO200Exposure Value14.0 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

Date CapturedJune 5th, 2015 at 07:27 UTCCameraNIKON D3100LensAF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IIApertureƒ / 5.6Shutter Speed1/80 secFocal Length18.0 mmISO200Exposure Value11.3 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

Date CapturedJune 5th, 2015 at 07:30 UTCCameraNIKON D3100LensAF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IIApertureƒ / 10Shutter Speed1/250 secFocal Length26.0 mmISO200Exposure Value14.6 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

Date CapturedJune 5th, 2015 at 07:31 UTCCameraNIKON D3100LensAF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IIApertureƒ / 10Shutter Speed1/250 secFocal Length18.0 mmISO200Exposure Value14.6 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400