Fugang Miaoling Temple

Date Captured

October 31st, 2015 at 05:17 UTC

Camera

NIKON D3100

Lens

AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II

Aperture

ƒ / 6.3

Shutter Speed

1/160 sec

Focal Length

23.0 mm

ISO

200

Exposure Value

12.6 EV

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The largest earth god temple in Yangmei, known locally among the Hakka community as Tua-pak-kong (大伯公). Originally established in 1937 on the banks of a stream near the Xiayinyingwo settlement (下陰影窩庄), it was heavily damaged by a typhoon in 1970 and rebuilt around 1974. Unusually for a Tudigong shrine it is paired with the impressive Tianlun Stage (天倫臺), still used to host traditional opera performances and play. A pair of golden lions guards the entrance, reputedly modelled on those at Baozhong Temple in Xinpu.