Lu’ermen Zhenmen Temple

Date Captured

April 4th, 2021 at 05:50 UTC

Camera

NIKON D3400

Lens

AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR or AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G

Aperture

ƒ / 9

Shutter Speed

1/320 sec

Focal Length

27.0 mm

ISO

100

Exposure Value

14.7 EV

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3600 × 2400

A controversial Koxinga temple (鄭成功廟) located near where the pirate-king’s fleet sailed through Lu’ermen channel at high tide in 1661, bypassing the defense of Dutch Fort Zeelandia to land in Taiwan. Originally built in 1990 to commemorate this strategic feat, this temple is unique in having Dutch door gods and, on the second floor, a pair of Dutch bodyguards with contracts in hand. A small altar to Koxinga’s mother can also be found upstairs.