A special kind of temple (水流公廟) originally established to venerate the spirits of those who perished by drowning. It became especially popular during the lottery craze (大家樂) of the late 1980s and early 1990s, when Taiwanese engaged in divination, praying to the deceased for winning numbers.
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- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Ghost Island (鬼島)
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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.