A historic temple to Mazu in Cijin, Kaohsiung, laying claim to the title of the oldest such shrine in the city. It traces its origins to 1673, in the Ming-Zheng era, when Xu Ahua (徐阿華), a Fujian fisherman blown here by a typhoon, returned with six families and an image of Mazu from Meizhou (湄洲) to construct a thatched shrine on the site. It was rebuilt in stone in 1765, renamed Tianhou Temple in 1887, and given its present two-hall layout in 1926.
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- Status:Public (公有)
- Heritage designation:Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
- Address:高雄市旗津區旗下里廟前路93號
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
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- 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)
- Ming-Zheng Era Taiwan (明鄭時期)
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