Haitian Temple

One of several candidates vying for the title of “highest temple in Taiwan”. It is situated at 2,256 meters above sea level and located at kilometer 46 of the Danda Forest Road (丹大林道). Originally a wooden shrine completed around 1959 after timber magnate Sun Hai (孫海) prayed for rain to extinguish a forest fire that had burned for seven days, it was rebuilt in concrete and brick in 1975. The plaque was inscribed by Control Yuan president Li Sicong (李嗣璁) in 1966. The temple venerates Guanyin, Guandi, Mazu, and Kshitigarbha, and once also held spirit tablets for workers killed in logging accidents. Since the destruction of Sunhai Bridge (孫海橋) in 2004 and the end of logging operations, the temple sees little traffic beyond hikers bound for Qicai Lake (七彩湖).