Founded in 1798 and rebuilt after a 1948 flood, this small shrine in Beidou is one of four major pudu (普度) sites active during Ghost Month. Unusually, its resident Dashiye (大士爺) is a permanent statue rather than the customary paper effigy, and is loaned out to host other Ghost Month rites across the region. Designated a historic building in 2007 and restored in 2010.
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Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Ghost Island (鬼島)
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