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A neighbourhood temple established around 1977 in Dawan, Yongkang, enshrining Xuan Wu (玄天上帝), Jigong (濟公禪師), and others. The current three-storey building was completed in 2012 after an extensive reconstruction project. An unusual fish deity sits on the altar, unexplained by any online sources.
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- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex
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.