Established in 1732, this is the oldest temple in Taiwan venerating Qixing Niangniang (七星娘娘), the Seven Star Goddess. It is widely renowned for its coming-of-age ceremony, in which 16 year-old girls are dressed in traditional attire and crawl beneath the sedan of the goddess as a blessing for smooth passage into adulthood. This festival is generally held on Qixi (七夕), also known as Chinese Valentine’s Day.
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Taiwan Religious Cultural Map (臺灣宗教文化地圖)
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- 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.