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A Ming-Zheng era temple named for the waves that once churned sand (沙淘) along the nearby shoreline. The temple’s primary deity, Shātáo Tàizǐ (沙淘太子), is officially identified as Mùzhā (木吒), widely known from his appearance in Journey to the West (西遊記). Some scholars believe the name was a stand-in for Zhèng Kèzǎng (鄭克臧), Koxinga’s grandson, who was murdered during the Dongning Incident. It underwent a complete overhaul in the mid-2010s.
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- Wikipedia in Chinese(中文維基百科)
- Center For GIS, Academia Sinica(文化資源地理資訊系統)
Themes
- 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)
- Koxinga’s Legacy (國姓爺的歷史影響)
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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.