An unusual Buddhist monastery in the hills of Hsinchu City. It was established in 1924 and features a main hall venerating Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, and a neo-Baroque pagoda and columbarium. The grounds out front also collect numerous relics of Hsinchu Shinto Shrine including approximately 20 stone lanterns and a mitarai (御手洗), a ceremonial washbasin.
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
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.