Founded in 1729 by Quanzhou settlers on what was then the riverfront in Xinzhuang, this Mazu temple was rebuilt after a fire in 1748 and named Ciyou Temple in 1753. It remained one of the most important Mazu shrines in the Taipei Basin throughout the late Qing dynasty era. The present structure is largely the product of a 1927 reconstruction supervised by craftsman Chen Yingbin (陳應彬).
Map
Heritage Status
- Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
Connections
- Tucheng Pu’an Hall (土城普安堂)
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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.