Xingang Fengtian Temple (新港奉天宮) - Spectral Codex
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新港奉天宮

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Xingang Fengtian Temple (新港奉天宮)

An impressive Mazu temple in the heart of Xingang. It is one of the focal points of the Dajia Mazu pilgrimage, a massive annual event that involves walking back and forth across the western plains of Taiwan. This temple is also interesting for its celebration of Huye (虎爺), the Tiger God, who stands on the altar, rather than crouching beneath it.

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Series: Taiwan Summer Road Trip 2017

In the summer of 2017 I borrowed a scooter to ride to a music festival in Nantou and only returned it several months later. It wasn’t a continuous road trip—I’d leave the scooter parked at various HSR stations as I slowly made my way around central and southern Taiwan—but each leg of the trip usually involved 3 or 4 days of riding. In the end I gathered enough material for 60 or 70 posts, only some of which have been published.

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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.