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An unusual three-storey temple in Dongshi, Yunlin, with a design modelled loosely on Beijing’s famous Temple of Heaven. It is entirely circular and the interior is hollow with golden altars on each level. This temple primarily venerates the goddess Nüwa (女媧), legendary creator of humankind.
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- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex
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.