Established in 1919 as Alishan Temple (阿里山寺) by the Caodong (曹洞宗) sect of Zen Buddhism, known in Japanese as Sōtō-shū. The temple was founded by Hioki Mokusen (日置默仙) and its main image is a Shakyamuni Buddha statue gifted by the King of Thailand to Emperor Taisho. A bronze bell and bell pavilion were added in 1921. After the war it was renamed Ciyun Temple (慈雲寺). Also romanized as Cihyun Temple.
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Center For GIS, Academia Sinica (文化資源地理資訊系統)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.