Commissioned in 1724 by Tan Jingzheng (談經正), the first magistrate of newly-established Changhua County, this seren temple in central Changhua City venerates Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy. It has been rebuilt many times over the years after a series of disasters: the Chen Zhouquan (陳周全) uprising, a major fire in 1860, Allied bombing during World War 2, and again in the 921 Earthquake of 1999. It reopened in April 2013 after a decade of restoration work. A side altar uniquely enshrines a husband-and-wife pair of deified doctors renowned for curing smallpox, Dougong Doupo (痘公痘婆), to whom people now pray for clear and beautiful skin.
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Heritage Status
- Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
Recorded On
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
- 921 Earthquake (九二一大地震)
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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.