東勢永安宮

Dongshi Yong’an Temple

April 7th, 2024

The Lord Carp Temple (鯉魚伯公廟), officially Yong’an Temple (永安宮), is a distinctive shrine built at the head of a stone embankment along the Dajia River (大甲溪) in Dongshi, Taichung. The embankment originated in the late 18th or early 19th century, not long after the beginning of Han Chinese settlement in this area, as a means of providing some protection against periodic flooding. The sweep of the embankment bears a resemblance to the shape of a carp, with the stones giving an impression of fish scales at a distance. The temple itself features an unusual open-sided design with only necessary support columns and no walls, allowing it to symbolically contain the carp-shaped embankment beneath.

Lord Carp Temple (鯉魚伯公廟) — The entrance to the temple from the streets above.

Lord Carp Temple (鯉魚伯公廟) — The main altar at the “head” of the carp.

Lord Carp Temple (鯉魚伯公廟) — Another look at the stone embankment venerated as a local deity in Dongshi.

Lord Carp Temple (鯉魚伯公廟) — Following the sweep of the embankment out the back of the temple.

Along the Embankment at the Lord Carp Temple (鯉魚伯公廟) — The steepness of the embankment is more apparent from below.

Decorative Carp at Lord Carp Temple (鯉魚伯公廟) — Decorative carp in the parkland next to the embankment.

Stone Mother (石母) — This is the Stone Mother (石母), another object of worship at this temple.

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Details

Status:Public (公有)
Address:台中市東勢區東安里文化街123號
Coordinates:

Recorded On

December 2nd, 2016

Links

Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
Google Maps

Themes

Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)

Nearby Locations

Dongshi Qiaosheng Xianshi Temple (東勢巧聖仙師廟)—0.19 km
Dongshi Police Dormitories (東勢分局宿舍)—0.36 km
Dongshi Jincheng Theater (東勢金城戲院)—0.37 km
Dongshi Public School Dormitories (原東勢公學校宿舍)—0.47 km
Dongshi Loyalty Monument (東勢表忠碑)—0.50 km
Dongshi Social Hall (東勢社會館)—0.57 km
Dongshi Railway Station (東勢車站)—0.58 km
Dongshi Bus Station (豐原客運東勢南站)—0.80 km
Dongshi Bridge (東勢大橋)—0.84 km
Liaoxia Wanshan Temple (寮下萬善祠大眾爺廟)—1.30 km
Dongshi Vocational School (國立東勢高工舊校區)—1.37 km
Dongshi Shinto Shrine (東勢神社)—1.38 km

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