Checheng Fuan Temple
Coordinates: 24°4′16.8″N 120°42′41.4″E / 24.071333°N 120.711500°E
| Checheng Fuan Temple 車城福安宮 | |
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| Location | Checheng, Pingtung County, Taiwan |
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| Architectural type | Temple |
The Checheng Fuan Temple (Chinese: 車城福安宮; pinyin: Chēchéng Fú'ān Gōng) is a temple in Checheng Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is the largest temple in Taiwan whorshipping Tudigong.[1]
History
The temple was originally built as the Jinsheng Pavilion to worship Tudigong during the Qing Dynasty under Kangxi Emperor to accommodate migrant people from Quanzhou in Checheng. It was later renamed as Fuan Shrine after funds were raised and the pavilion was renovated during the Jiaqing Emperor. In 1953, it was officially renamed as Checheng Fuan Temple.[2]
Architecture
The temple was built with Northern China royal temple style.[1]
See also
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References
- 1 2 "Checheng Fuan Temple in Kenting". roundTAIWANround. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ "FuAn Temple". Love Pingtung. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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