A historic temple in Douliu, Yunlin, founded in 1860 by Lü Shijie (呂什皆) as a zhaitang (齋堂), or fasting hall, fusing the Longhua (龍華) and Xiantian (先天) branches of the Zhaijiao (齋教) folk religion. It was relocated to its current site in 1936 and has expanded over the years. In 2009 the temple secured permits to demolish and rebuild its ageing structures, but local preservation pressure led the county government to declare emergency heritage status in 2010, and a major restoration backed by the Ministry of Culture finally broke ground in 2024 under a protective steel canopy.
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Heritage Status
- City Monument (縣(市)定古蹟)
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)
- Zhaijiao in Taiwan (台灣齋教)
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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.