Xinshe Ciren Temple (新社慈仁宮) - Spectral Codex

An old Mazu temple jointly established by Han settlers and Basay Indigenous people. Although reconstructed in the 1960s it retains many features of older generations of the same temple. The forecourt also features a weathered stone stele dating back to 1856. Finally, George Mackay established a church on this site (賓教會) named after William Chalmers Burns, the ruins of which may still be visible to the right of the temple.

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  • Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)

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