A private temple in Xuejia venerating Houfu Qiansui (侯府千歲). It is home to an unusual deity resembling Godzilla known simply as the Dinosaur General (恐龍大將軍), who was subdued by the primary deity in the temple and made his mount. The temple suffered a devastating fire in November 2024 that destroyed much of the interior, including the unique dinosaur god that had attracted many curious visitors over the years. It is currently being rebuilt.
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Links
- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Center For GIS, Academia Sinica (文化資源地理資訊系統)
- China Times (中時新聞網)
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.