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左鎮老君祠

Zuozhen Laojun Temple

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Laojun Temple (老君祠) is a small roadside shrine in Zuozhen, Tainan, without any idols inside. It was originally constructed to venerate the spirits of anti-Japanese martyrs’ who were buried in a mass grave nearby. Later, as the local Taiwanese Plains Indigenous people converted to Christianity, the shrine adopted sacrificial vessels representing the Siraya deity Alizu (阿立祖) from shrines that were no longer cared for. The temple was rebuilt in 1995 and preserves a variation on this syncretic arrangement today.

Zuozhen Laojun Temple (左鎮老君祠)
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DC-S5M2
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LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
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100
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An exterior shot of the shrine.
Zuozhen Laojun Temple (左鎮老君祠)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
800
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9.5 EV
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A look at the syncretic altar inside the temple. A plaque for the Han Chinese God of Land is visible on the left, and there is also an illustration indicating a Taiwanese Indigenous connection along the crosspiece.
Zuozhen Laojun Temple (左鎮老君祠)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.6
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
21.0 mm
ISO
320
Exposure Value
9.6 EV
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This plaque represents the spirit of Alizu.
Zuozhen Laojun Temple (左鎮老君祠)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 5.6
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
59.0 mm
ISO
6400
Exposure Value
10.9 EV
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3600 × 2400
Betel nut offerings are a common sight at Taiwanese Indigenous shrines.

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Alexander Synaptic
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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.

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