Founded according to local tradition in 1721, with 1807 as the earliest written record, this Mazu temple in central Erlin hosted the September 1925 farmers’ assembly that triggered the Erlin Incident (二林事件), one of the most significant peasant uprisings of Japanese colonial era Taiwan. Historic relics include calligraphic plaques by Yu Youren (于右任) and Huang Chaoqin (黃朝琴). Severely damaged in the 921 Earthquake of 1999, the temple was restored from 2000 onward.
Map
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)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
- 921 Earthquake (九二一大地震)
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