The Checheng Fu'an Temple (traditional Chinese: 車城福安宮; simplified Chinese: 车城福安宫; pinyin: Chēchéng Fú'ān Gōng) is a temple in Checheng Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
| Checheng Fu'an Temple | |
|---|---|
車城福安宮 | |
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| Religion | |
| Deity | Tudigong |
| Location | |
| Location | Checheng, Pingtung County, Taiwan |
_location_map.svg)  Shown within Pingtung County | |
| Coordinates | 22°04′15.5″N 120°42′38.9″E / 22.070972°N 120.710806°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | temple |
| Completed | 1662 |
History
editThe temple was originally built as the Jinsheng Pavilion in 1662 to worship Tudigong during the Qing Dynasty under Kangxi Emperor to accommodate migrant people from Quanzhou in Checheng.[1] It was later renamed as Fu'an Shrine after funds were raised and the pavilion was renovated during the Jiaqing Emperor. In 1953, it was officially renamed as Checheng Fu'an Temple.[2]
Architecture
editThe temple was built with Northern China royal temple style, and consists of three floors to allow for various forms of traditional veneration.[3] It is the largest temple in Taiwan that is dedicated to Tudigong.[4] The temple's vicinity hosts large furnaces for offerings, such as Joss paper.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "車城福安宮" [Checheng Fu'an Temple]. Cultural Resources Geographical Information System (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Academica Sinica. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ↑ "FuAn Temple". Love Pingtung. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ "Checheng Fuan Temple in Kenting". roundTAIWANround. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ↑ Spencer, David (30 September 2017). "Top 10 attractions on the road to Kenting". Taiwan News. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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