Kaiji Guma Temple

Date CapturedApril 2nd, 2021 at 11:13 UTCCameraNIKON D3400LensAF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR or AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6GApertureƒ / 3.5Shutter Speed1/30 secFocal Length18.0 mmISO1100Exposure Value8.5 EVOriginal Size3600 × 2400

A temple in Gangdong Village enshrining four fairy aunts (四仙姑), formerly known as Yide Temple (懿德宮). The temple claims origins in 1579 per its own stele, though the earliest external mention appears in the Kangxi era Zhuluo County Gazetteer (諸羅縣志). Traditionally regarded as the original site of the Xigang Procession (西港香) before the 1823 Zengwen River flood shifted the ceremony to Xigang Qing’an Temple (西港慶安宮). The current structure dates to 1983 but the ruins of the old red brick temple from more than a century ago stands in the forecourt wrapped by a banyan tree.