Chen Dexing Ancestral Hall
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The Chen Dexing Ancestral Hall () is an
ancestral shrine An ancestral shrine, hall or temple ( or , vi, Nhà thờ họ; Chữ Hán: 家祠户), also called lineage temple, is a temple dedicated to deified ancestors and progenitors of surname lineages or families in the Chinese tradition. Ances ...
in Datong District,
Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
,
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.


History

The hall was originally built in 1892 during the reign of
Guangxu Emperor The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), personal name Zaitian, was the tenth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign lasted from 1875 to 1908, but in practice he ruled, wi ...
. The hall was confiscated by the
Japanese government The Government of Japan consists of legislative, executive and judiciary branches and is based on popular sovereignty. The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan, adopted in 1947. It is a unitary state, c ...
to make the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan at the original site along with Lin Family Ancestral Hall. The hall was then rebuilt in 1911 at its present location.


Architecture

The hall was designed by Ch'en Ing-pin using southern Fukienese architectural style. There is a double dragon column in front of the hall.


Transportation

The hall is accessible within walking distance southwest of
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of
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.


See also

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Chinese ancestral veneration Chinese ancestor veneration, also called Chinese ancestor worship, is an aspect of the Chinese traditional religion which revolves around the ritual celebration of the deified ancestors and tutelary deities of people with the same surname org ...
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Taipei Confucius Temple The Taipei Confucius Temple () is a Confucian temple in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. History Qing Dynasty The Taipei Confucius Temple was built in 1879 during the Qing era, after Taipeh Prefecture was established in 1875. Empire of Japa ...
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Dalongdong Baoan Temple Dalongdong Baoan Temple () also known as the Taipei Baoan Temple () is a Chinese folk religion, Taiwanese folk religion temple built in the Datong District, Taipei, Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. The present temple was originally built by clan m ...
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Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple The Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple () is a temple dedicated to the City God or Cheng Huang Ye (城隍爺) in Taipei, Taiwan. History The Xia-Hai City God Temple was built in 1859, and maintained by a single family to the present day. The Ministry ...
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List of temples in Taiwan This is a list of notable temples in Taiwan associated with Chinese folk religion, mostly Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. Religious affiliation is based on what each temple registered as to the Ministry of the Interior, though temples often ...
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List of tourist attractions in Taiwan Popular tourist attractions in Taiwan include the following: Attractions Historical buildings * Beihai Tunnel, Beigan () * Beihai Tunnel, Nangan () * Daxi Wude Hall () * Ete ...


References

1892 establishments in Taiwan Ancestral shrines in Taiwan Buildings and structures in Taipei Religious buildings and structures completed in 1892 {{Taiwan-religious-struct-stub