A more than 300 year-old temple in Guanting Village, Neimen, regarded as one of Taiwan’s principal Guanyin temples. Alongside the Guanyin the hall venerates her legendary father King Miaozhuang (妙莊王), enshrined here as Wugong Zunwang (武功尊王). A plaque inscribed zizhu shengchun (紫竹生春), bestowed in 1742 by visiting Qing naval commander Wu Bida (吳必達), still hangs in the hall and gave its name to one of the eight classical scenes of Luohanmen (羅漢門), the historical name for the area.
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
Connections
- Neimen Cuiwen Academy (萃文書院)
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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.