A temple venerating Tang dynasty general Ma Ren (馬仁), a deity commonly worshipped in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province. It was established in the 1720s, destroyed in 1911 due to an urban renewal project, and relocated to its current site in 1921. The temple fell into disrepair in the early post-war period but it was ultimately rebuilt in 1967. A bronze horse (銅馬) stands in front of the temple but it isn’t clear whether this is an actual Japanese colonial relic or a more recent work.
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Links
- Center For GIS, Academia Sinica (文化資源地理資訊系統)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
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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.