Princess of Eight Treasures Temple

An unusual temple purportedly venerating a Dutch princess who died after being shipwrecked here at the southern tip of Taiwan. Generally known as the Princess of Eight Treasures (八寶公主), she hasn’t been identified with any actual historic figure, but such myths often take on lives of their own.

Date CapturedAugust 27th, 2018 at 09:07 UTCCameraNIKON D3100LensAF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR IIApertureƒ / 5.6Shutter Speed1/125 secFocal Length18.0 mmISO320Exposure Value11.9 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

Date CapturedAugust 27th, 2018 at 08:58 UTCCameraNIKON D3100LensAF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR IIApertureƒ / 3.5Shutter Speed1/15 secFocal Length18.0 mmISO1100Exposure Value7.5 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

The altar is adorned with a variety of decorations—wooden shoes, a miniature ship, and cosmetics among them—and framed with an unusual display of flower-and-bird calligraphy (花鳥字), also known as dragon-and-phoenix calligraphy (龍鳳字).