Sun Moon Lake Wen Wu Temple
Coordinates: 23°52′11.9″N 120°55′38.9″E / 23.869972°N 120.927472°E
The Sun Moon Lake Wen Wu Temple (Chinese: 日月潭文武廟; pinyin: Rìyuètán Wénwǔ Miào) is a Wen Wu temple at the perimeter of Sun Moon Lake in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.[1]
History
Originally, there were two temples on the Sun Moon Lake coast. However, due to the Japanese government plan to generate electricity using the lake, they built a dam and made the water level raised up. The two temples were then torn down and rebuilt at the present location of Wen Wu Temple in 1938.
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the government spent money to develop the tourism industry around the lake area. Wen Wu temple was rebuilt again in 1969 to make it greater, bigger and looks more like Chinese palace style.[2]
Architecture
The temple consists of three halls. The first hall located on the second floor of the front hall is a shrine devoted to the First Ancestor Kaiji and the God of Literature. The central hall is devoted to Guan Gong, the God of War and the warrior-God Yue Fei. The rear hall is dedicated to Confucius.
Chinese guardian lions are located in front of the temple, in which one is male and another is female. However, no lions were found for Wen Wu Temples in Mainland China.
Transportation
The temple is accessible by bus from Taipei Railway Station, Taichung Station or THSR Taichung Station.
See also
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References
- ↑ "Attractions > Hot Spots > Nantou County > Sun Moon Lake Wenwu Temple >". eng.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ↑ "Sun Moon Lake Wenwu Temple - 日月潭文武廟 | roundTAIWANround". rtaiwanr.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.