A temple to Mazu in Magong, Penghu, generally regarded as the oldest in Taiwan. A stele unearthed during renovations in 1919 shows it was already standing in 1604, when the Ming general Shen Yourong (沈有容) persuaded a Dutch fleet to leave the islands. Its popular name of Magong (媽宮) is shared by the town around it, and its formal name dates to 1684, when the Qing court elevated Mazu to Tianhou (天后) after admiral Shi Lang (施琅) credited her with his victory over the Zheng fleet here at Penghu. The present halls, with their whitewashed coral stone walls, date from a 1923 reconstruction led by master carpenter Lan Mu (藍木) of Chaozhou, and were spared from demolition by government order in 1978.
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- Status:Public (公有)
- Heritage designation:National Monument (國定古蹟)
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Penghu Info (澎湖知識服務平台)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
- Tourist Attractions in Taiwan (台灣旅遊景點)
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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.