A small yet ornate temple in the oldest commercial district of Yuanlin. It was jointly established around 1726 by immigrants from Guangdong and Fujian Province under the name Guangfu Temple (廣福宮). Some time later the Fujian community founded their own temple and both were renamed Guangning and Funing. This particular temple primarily venerates Sanshan Guowang (三山國王), the Three Mountain Kings. It most recently underwent a complete reconstruction in 1976 and now features impressive camphor hardwood doors with carved rather than painted door gods.
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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)
- Vocus: Yuanlin Is Here (員來市在這)
Themes
- Temple Culture in Taiwan (台灣的寺廟文化)
- Qing Dynasty Era Taiwan (清治時期台灣)
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