A historic Guanyin temple on the far side of Baguashan with a history going back to 1672. According to myth it was visited by the Jiaqing Emperor (嘉慶帝) on his fabled inspection tour of Taiwan, which is not substantiated by historical evidence.
Map
Heritage Designation
- Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
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)
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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.