A rare example of a Taiwanese Plains Indigenous shrine, in this case one for the Papora people (巴布拉族). Over the centuries their culture merged with Han Taiwanese religious customs to become syncretic, but some traditions remain specific to this temple. Apart from an ossuary containing what are thought to be Taiwanese Indigenous remains, the shrine also features a small museum (沙轆社拍瀑拉故事館).
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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)
- Indigenous People of Taiwan (台灣原住民)
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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.