Madou Daitianfu Temple

Date Captured

April 2nd, 2021 at 09:20 UTC

Camera

NIKON D3400

Lens

AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G or AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

Aperture

ƒ / 5.6

Shutter Speed

1/125 sec

Focal Length

18.0 mm

ISO

100

Exposure Value

11.9 EV

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3600 × 2400

A major wangye temple enshrining the Five Lords (五府千歲) of the Li, Chi, Wu, Zhu, and Fan families. The temple traces its origins to the late Ming dynasty, when a plague god vessel (王船) from Jinjiang’s Fumei Temple (晉江富美宮) drifted into Madou Harbour carrying three idols. The current complex, the second-largest temple by area in Tainan after Nankunshen Daitianfu (南鯤鯓代天府), was rebuilt at this location starting in 1956. The rear grounds feature a 76-meter painted concrete dragon completed in 1979; this houses an amusement park with depictions of both heaven and hell. It hosts one of the five major folk religious festivals of coastal Tainan (南瀛五大香), held every three years.