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A Mazu temple in rural Tainan. It is notable for being home to an unusual idol for Shizu (獅祖), presumably used in lion dance ceremonies in the past, standing in for Tiandu Yuanshuai (田都元帥), the God of Drama and Theater.
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Links
- Center For GIS, Academia Sinica (文化資源地理資訊系統)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
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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.