Tainan Mazulou Temple

Date Captured

March 24th, 2026 at 02:14 UTC

Camera

DC-S5M2

Lens

LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6

Aperture

ƒ / 6.3

Shutter Speed

1/250 sec

Focal Length

25.0 mm

ISO

100

Exposure Value

13.3 EV

Download

3600 × 2400

An old Mazu temple likely founded in what is now the Five Channels Cultural Zone (五條港文化園區) in the early 1750s, presumably by dockworkers and sailors. As with most other such temples it has an extensive history of reconstructions, with the current design and footprint dating to around 1985. It suffered a fire in 2001 and was rebuilt in 2007. This temple provides an interesting example of “foreigners holding up the eaves” (憨番扛廟角) in the form of two Dutch figurines on the exterior.