Tianhou Temple

Tianhou Temple of Guanshan Township, Taitung, was built in 1895 in another location of Guanshan and its main deity is Mazu or Heavenly Holy Mother, or Goddess of the Seas,.. The Temple was relocated to current location in 1930, although it was taken over by Japanese Occupation Force in Taiwan and renamed as Guanshan Temple and the main deity was Triratna Buddha. In 1964 local Taiwanese worshippers donated funds to rebuild the temple in 1964 and completed the construction and since then became the major local temple and local activity center. The Temple has its older temple bells publicly displayed in the right-side of the court yard and one of them seems to be more than 100 years. The Temple's door guards are relatively unique because it has traditional male marshal or military fighter guards, while it also has a few female figures to supplement the reality that it is Tianhou Temple which worship female goddess. The Temple has free parking for the worshippers and visitors, and its bathrooms are open to the public. Because the Temple is located at Guanshan Central Food Market, the nearby area has variety of food vendors and food price seems to be reasonable.

Beautiful temple with the mountains behind

My home temple.

Guanshan Tianhou Temple is located in Guanshan Township, Taitung. It is a temple dedicated to the Mother Mother of Heaven, as well as gods such as the Holy Emperor, the Most Holy Master Confucius, Shennong the Great and Zhusheng Empress. Its believers include diverse ethnic groups, including Hokkiens, Hakkas, people from other provinces, Pingpu ethnic groups and even the Ami ethnic group of aboriginal ethnic groups. The distribution of its believers includes Chishang and Haiduan in the Taitung Rift Valley area. , Luye, and Yanping Township are the largest Mazu faith centers in the Taitung Rift Valley area. Guanshan Tianhou Temple covers an area of ​​about 400 square meters. The main entrance of the temple is erected with a majestic gate tower. There is a large banyan tree on the left and right sides of the temple, and a pond called Longquan Pond is dug between the two trees. The left front side of the temple is the stage. The building of Tianhou Palace itself is a double-hall hard mountain architectural style. The front is the worship pavilion and the back is the main hall. There is an atrium patio between the two halls. On the left side of the temple is the Sanbao Temple attached to the temple. The main hall of Guanshan Tianhou Temple is dedicated to the heavenly Virgin Mazu, the statue of Mazu, which is about 1.2 meters high, and the statue of Mazu still exists in the temple. The embroidered curtain in the left hall enshrines "Civilization and mighty power shock the world", and enshrines Emperor Guan Sheng and Master Confucius. The embroidered curtain in the right hall enshrines "Fruitful Grains and Antai," and enshrines Emperor Shennong, Zhusheng Empress and so on.

Guanshan civilian food, the meatball skin Q shells are filled with juicy fillings, and the sauce is just right. There is also crispy fried stinky tofu. If you say it is stinky, I say it is fragrant, crispy and spicy, so delicious.