Cide Palace
Cide Palace (Chinese: 慈德宮; pinyin: Cídé Gōng) is a temple in the vicinity of Lotus Lake in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
History
The temple was originally built as an unnamed temple to the Chinese Land God, but when the worship of Mazu was removed from Yuan Di temple, the temple was rededicated to both Mazu and the Tu Di Gong (Earth God) and named Cide Palace.
During the Japanese colonial period, the palace was converted to an agriculture office and later a regimental branch office. The Japanese ordered the demolition of the palace, but it was rebuilt from 1973 to 1976.
Current use
On the annual birthday of the gods, the temple hosts a Taiwanese opera group. The temple offers a stage built in front of the temple.