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One of the three great temples of old Zhuluo (諸羅), founded in 1716 by county magistrate Zhōu Zhōngxuān (周鍾瑄) and now a national monument. The city god enshrined here is the only county-level Chenghuang in Taiwan to have received an imperial title, having been promoted in 1875 after helping defend the city during the 1862 Dai Wansheng Rebellion. The current main hall was rebuilt between 1937 and 1940 by Quanzhou master craftsman Wáng Jǐnmù (王錦木) using an entirely mortise-and-tenon structure without a single nail.
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Heritage Status
- National Monument (國定古蹟)
Recorded On
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Taiwan 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)
Connections
- Chiayi Chenghuang Temple Stage (嘉義城隍廟戲台)
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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.