鹽水武廟
Yanshui Wu Temple (鹽水武廟)
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NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
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ƒ / 9
Shutter Speed
1/320 sec
Focal Length
23.0 mm
ISO
200
Exposure Value
14.7 EV

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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