A local Mazu temple in Caotun, its incarnation known affectionately as Caotun Mazu (草屯媽). An auxiliary building featuring a taisui hall was added in the mid-2020s sporting an impressive 11.9 meter-tall Mazu statue, billed as the largest pure bronze Mazu image in the world.
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Links
- PeoPo (公民新聞)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Giant Gods in Taiwan (台灣巨大神像)
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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex
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.