Established in 1874 as Xingxiu Hall (行修堂), a Longhua (龍華) sect zhaitang (齋堂), or fasting hall, of the Zhaijiao (齋教) folk religion. Situated in the hills of Dakeng Village (大坑村) in Gongguan, Miaoli, it was absorbed into mainstream Japanese Buddhism during the colonial period and eventually rebuilt in a more visibly Japanese-influenced style, with the present structure dating to a 1964 reconstruction. The Gongguan Earthquake Monument stands to the left of the temple entrance, reached by climbing the stairs and walking the loop behind the main hall.
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Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Rook Back (倒車)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- 1935 Hsinchu-Taichung Earthquake (新竹台中地震)
- Zhaijiao in Taiwan (台灣齋教)
Connections
- Gongguan Earthquake Monument (大震災公館庄殉難者記念碑)
- Waipu Cilian Monastery (外埔慈蓮寺)
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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.