An old land god shrine tracing its origins back to the mid-1700s. It was originally located as the western gate to the walled city of Changhua. The old city walls were dismantled in 1920 but this shrine was spared. Although small in size it still contains several antiques. There are also land god shrines for three other former gates but they’ve all been rebuilt whereas this one retains something of its historic appearance.
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Heritage Status
- City Monument (縣(市)定古蹟)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Center For GIS, Academia Sinica (文化資源地理資訊系統)
- Taiwan Religious Cultural Map (臺灣宗教文化地圖)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
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Author
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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.