Established in 1665, this is perhaps the oldest temple in Taiwan dedicated to the veneration of Qingshui Zushi (清水祖師). It is the spiritual center of this small community on what was once a sandbar at the outer margins of Taijiang Lagoon (台江內海). Two historic dragon eye wells (龍目井) can be located on either side of the temple.
Map
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
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)
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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex
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.