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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Heritage Designation
- Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
Links
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Christianity in Taiwan (臺灣基督教)
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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.