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A temple venerating Guāngōng (關公) in Yanshui with uncertain origins, reportedly expanded in 1668 by associates of Koxinga. In 1803 a wealthy Lukang merchant funded major renovations after Guangong allegedly appeared to him as a wandering scholar and sorted out his tangled ledgers. Best known today as the origin point of the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks (鹽水蜂炮), a Lantern Festival tradition born from a late Qing plague-banishing procession. A large state of Guangong stands in the forecourt of the temple.
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Giant Gods in Taiwan (台灣巨大神像)
- Ming-Zheng Era Taiwan (明鄭時期)
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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.