Tainan Puji Temple

Date Captured

February 8th, 2017 at 11:12 UTC

Camera

NIKON D3100

Lens

AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II

Aperture

ƒ / 3.5

Shutter Speed

1/50 sec

Focal Length

18.0 mm

ISO

200

Exposure Value

9.3 EV

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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).