Tainan Beiji Temple (府城鷲嶺北極殿) - Spectral Codex
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府城鷲嶺北極殿

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Tainan Beiji Temple (府城鷲嶺北極殿)

One of two temples vying for the title of oldest Xuanwu temple in Taiwan. Its exact date of establishment is subject to debate but its existence by 1669 is well-documented. It is also known as the “major Shangdi temple” (大上帝廟) to distinguish it from the smaller Kaiji Lingyou Temple (開基靈祐宮). It is home to a famous plaque by Zhu Shugui (朱術桂), the Prince of Ningjing (寧靖王), written in 1669 with the inscription “majestic and numinous, resplendent spirit” (威靈赫奕).

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  • National Monument (國定古蹟)

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