A historic Mazu temple hidden behind the busy streets of Ximending in Taipei. There are several unusual features in this temple, from a shrine to Kōbō Daishi (空海) to the multi-level architecture that encourages worshippers to move around the space. This temple also features the first two stone idols of the Taipei Shikoku Pilgrimage (台北四國八十八所靈場), a Japanese colonial era pilgrimage circuit. It was originally the site of Guhō-ji (弘法寺), a Shingon Buddhist temple.
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- See Zine (晰誌)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Japanese Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites in Taiwan (臺灣佛教巡禮場所)
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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.