Lukang Lungshan Temple

Date CapturedJune 4th, 2026 at 09:10 UTCCameraDC-S5M2LensLUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6Apertureƒ / 4.3Shutter Speed1/125 secFocal Length33.0 mmISO100Exposure Value11.2 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

An expansive Buddhist temple on the south side of historic Lukang. It is dedicated principally to Guanyin and is one of the largest and most architecturally complete of Taiwan’s several Longshan Temples, most of which trace their lineage back to the Quan’an Longshan Temple (泉安龍山寺) in Jinjiang, Fujian. The temple was first established in 1647 by Quanzhou immigrants who carried incense and Guanyin image across to the Taiwan Strait to Lukang; the current compound dates from a major 1786 reconstruction at this site. During the late Japanese colonial era the temple was absorbed into Japanese Buddhism via the Jōdo Shinshū Honganji-ha (淨土真宗本願寺派) organization, an arrangement that lasted until the end of World War 2. Severely damaged in the 921 Earthquake, it underwent an extensive restoration between 2000 and 2008 and is once again open to the public.