A sacred tree and associated temple (大里杙嘉慶君護衛將軍廟) related to the mythical inspection tour of the Jiaqing Emperor (嘉慶帝). According to legend the emperor was passing this tree when he was set upon by bandits. A mysterious figure descended from the tree and fended them off before disappearing again. Folk worship of the tree began sometime later, and it was a popular site for divining lottery numbers (大家樂) during the 1980s.
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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)
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
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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.