Guandu Temple

Date CapturedApril 13th, 2018 at 09:26 UTCCameraNIKON D3100LensAF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IIApertureƒ / 3.8Shutter Speed1/30 secFocal Length23.0 mmISO280Exposure Value8.8 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

One of the three great Mazu temples in Taiwan alongside Beigang Chaotian Temple and Lukang Tianhou Temple, and the oldest in the north. A temple on this site dates to at least 1712, when it was built atop a hill by a local interpreter for the Indigenous Ketagalan community; it was relocated to its current riverside position in 1897 by a wealthy local who purchased the hilltop land for his own residence. The sprawling complex includes a long underground tunnel lined with Buddhist carvings known as the Ancient Buddha Cave (古佛洞).