A small yin shrine and rest area in an old coal mining area at the edge of the Taipei Basin. It was completed in the early 1980s to accommodate the many urns containing unidentified remains that had collected in small cave on this site. Owing to its origin as a paupers’ grave, you might notice the traditional practice of lighting cigarettes rather than incense to honor the departed at an open-air altar (永安祠). The second alter is a more typical land god shrine.
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- Xinyi District Cultural and Historical Map (臺北市立文獻館信義區文史地圖)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
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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.