Founded in 1754 by Li Xuyan (李序彥) and other settlers who brought a Xianying Zushi (顯應祖師) image from their home county in Fujian, this hillside shrine gave its name to the surrounding Taishan district. Originally known as Fushan Temple (福山巖), it was burned by Zhangzhou militants during the 1853 Quanzhou-Zhangzhou conflict and rebuilt under the present name. The current structure dates to reconstructions in 1906 and 1932, with the wooden frame designed by master carpenter Chen Yingbin (陳應彬) and the floral carvings by Huang Guili (黃龜理). It is one of the more significant of the remaining wooden temples in Taiwan and was upgraded to a municipal monument in 2017.
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Heritage Status
- Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
- Taiwan Religious Cultural Map (臺灣宗教文化地圖)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
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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.