Puli Nancun Yimin Temple

A Hakka temple in Nancun Village (南村里), Puli, Nantou, an area formerly known as Niuxiangchu (牛相觸). Founded in 1879 with incense divided from Baozhong Temple (褒忠亭義民廟) in Xinpu, Hsinchu, it is the oldest Yimin shrine in Puli, honouring the Hakka militiamen who died fighting alongside Qing forces during the Lin Shuangwen rebellion (林爽文事件) of the 1780s. The shrine has kept its Qing dynasty Fujian-style form through reconstructions in 1888 and 1930 and repairs after the 921 Earthquake, and remains the center of worship for this rural community despite outmigration of Hakka people.