A land god shrine (伯公亭) in Houlong, Miaoli, founded in 1760 during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. During the Japanese colonial era the pavilion was damaged and replaced with a makeshift Shinto shrine (簡易神社); the two large coral trees (刺桐) recorded in photographs from that period still stand. After the war the villagers restored the site to its original function, and it remains in use today.
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Sources
- Taiwan Shinto Shrines App, Kuona Lab. 《台灣神社遺構地圖》
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Shinto Shrines in Taiwan (台灣神社)
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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.