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A late 17th century temple venerating Prince Chífǔ (池府千歲), believed to be the oldest Wang Ye temple in Tainan. Originally founded as a Buddhist temple during the Ming-Zheng era, it transitioned to its current deity after a traveller from Tongan left a Prince Chifu statue that attracted a growing following. The surrounding streets radiate outward in all directions, a pattern known in fengshui as the “spider web” formation (蜘蛛結網穴). Famous for its creative painted lantern festival held annually around the Lantern Festival (元宵節).
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
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- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
- Ming-Zheng Era Taiwan (明鄭時期)
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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.