Officially known as Cixuan Shengtiangong (慈玄聖天宮), this temple earned its nickname after hundreds of Thai migrant workers, rescued by the temple in 1994 after their contractor went bankrupt, volunteered to build its rear hall as an act of gratitude. Working without blueprints and guided by divine instruction, they hand-assembled an elaborate grotto of stone, coral, and seashells resembling an underwater dragon palace.
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- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Unusual Architecture in Taiwan (台灣奇特建築)
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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.