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
Religion
DeityTudigong
Location
LocationChecheng, Pingtung County, Taiwan
Checheng Fu'an Temple is located in Pingtung County
Checheng Fu'an Temple
Shown within Pingtung County
Geographic coordinates22°04′15.5″N 120°42′38.9″E / 22.070972°N 120.710806°E / 22.070972; 120.710806
Architecture
Typetemple
Completed1662

History

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The 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

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The temple was built with Northern China royal temple style.[3] It is the largest temple in Taiwan that is dedicated to Tudigong.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "車城福安宮" [Checheng Fu'an Temple]. Cultural Resources Geographical Information System (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Academica Sinica. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ "FuAn Temple". Love Pingtung. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Checheng Fuan Temple in Kenting". roundTAIWANround. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. ^ Spencer, David (30 September 2017). "Top 10 attractions on the road to Kenting". Taiwan News. Retrieved 1 October 2017.