A small Guandi temple in Tougang Village (頭港里) that also enshrines a deified likeness of Xu Shixian (許世賢), a physician and former mayor of Chiayi popularly known as the “Chiayi Mazu Granny” (嘉義媽祖婆). Around 1991, followers commissioned two statues of Xu, one in traditional deity garb and one in modern dress, after spirit-writing sessions reportedly confirmed her apotheosis under the divine title Deniangma (德娘媽).
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
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- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
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