Longshan Temple at Wanhua, Taipei

Longshan Temple (龍山寺) is the name of at least five famous temples in Taiwan: Lungshan Temple, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan; Taken January 2003 by Allen Timothy Chang File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Lungshan Temple, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan; Taken January 2003 by Allen Timothy Chang File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Wanhua District (Chinese: 萬華區, Wade Giles: Wan-hua, Tongyong Pinyin: Wanhua), formerly Bangka, is Taipei Citys oldest district. ... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... The word temple has different meanings in the fields of architecture, religion, geography, anatomy, and education. ...

• Wanhua, Taipei City.
• Danshuei, Taipei County.
• Lukang, Changhua County.
• Tainan City.
• Fongshan, Kaohsiung County.

Wanhua District (Chinese: 萬華區, Wade Giles: Wan-hua, Tongyong Pinyin: Wanhua), formerly Bangka, is Taipei Citys oldest district. ... Alternative meaning: Taipei County City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Lover Bridge of Tamsui/ taken by Liyu/ 7 July, 2004 Tamsui (Chinese: 淡水, Taiwanese: Tām-súi/Tām-chúi, Tongyong Pinyin: Danshuei, Hanyu Pinyin: Danshui) is a sea-side town in Taipei County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ... Taipei County (台北縣 Pinyin: Táiběi Xiàn Taiwanese romanisation: tai5-pak-koan5) is located in northern Taiwan and encircles Taipei City. ... Lukang (鹿港, old Taiwanese name Lo̍k-á-káng, lit. ... Changhua County (彰化縣, pinyin: Zhānghuà Xiàn) is a county in western Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Tainan (Chinese: 台南; Hanyu Pinyin: Táinán, Wade-Giles: Tai-nan, Taiwanese_POJ: Tâi-lâm) is a city located in southern Taiwan and is the fourth largest after Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung. ... Fongshan City (鳳山市) is located in southern Kaohsiung County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ... Kaohsiung County (高雄縣, pinyin: Gāoxióng Xiàn) is a county in southern Taiwan administered as part of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. ...

Longshan Temple at Wanhua

It was built in 1738 by Han settlers from Fujian, China. It served as a place of worship and a gathering place for the Chinese settlers. The temple went through numerous destructions by earthquakes and fires, but was consistently rebuilt and renovated. It now stands as one of the most important architectural heritage of Taiwan. Events January 1 - Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier. ... Han Chinese (Simplified: 汉; Traditional: 漢; Pinyin: hàn) is a term which refers to the majority ethnic group within China and the largest single human ethnic group in the world. ... Fujian (Chinese: 福建; pinyin: Fújiàn; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. ...

Like most temples in Taiwan, the Temple worships a mixture of Buddhist, Taoist, and folk deitieis such as Matsu. Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... For other uses of the words tao and dao, see Dao (disambiguation). ... Matsu (媽祖, pinyin: Māzǔ, Wade-Giles: Ma-tsu, lit. ...

External link

• Website in Chinese (http://www.lungshan.org.tw/home.htm)