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The Furen Temple () is a
Chinese temple Chinese temple architecture refer to a type of structures used as place of worship of Chinese Buddhism, Taoism or Chinese folk religion, where people revere ethnic Chinese gods and ancestors. They can be classified as: * '' miào'' () or ''dià ...
dedicated to Kai Zhang Sheng Wang, and is located along
Daxi Old Street The Daxi Old Street () is a street in Daxi District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. History The street used to be the bustling hub for camphor and tea trades which was built during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. When Daxi town had a boom in trades of thos ...
in
Daxi District Daxi District (), formerly known as Daxi Township (), is a district in eastern Taoyuan City, Taiwan. In March 2012, it was named one of the ''Top 10 Small Tourist Towns'' by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan. History The Daxi area was occupied ...
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Taoyuan City Taoyuan () is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County to the south-e ...
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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 ...
. It is the largest temple in Daxi.


History

The temple was established in 1813 by Lee Bing-sheng, Lu Fan-tiao and Lin Ben-yuan. During the
Japanese rule of Taiwan The island of Taiwan, together with the Penghu Islands, became a dependency of Japan in 1895, when the Qing dynasty ceded Fujian-Taiwan Province in the Treaty of Shimonoseki after the Japanese victory in the First Sino-Japanese War. The shor ...
, a civilian protection bureau was established at the temple and later on it became a
military hospital A military hospital is a hospital owned and operated by a military. They are often reserved for the use of military personnel and their dependents, but in some countries are made available to civilians as well. They may or may not be located on a ...
. It has undergone reconstruction twice.


Architecture

Consisting of three palaces, the temple covers a total area of 990 m2, which makes it the largest temple in Daxi District. Each of the central hall or wing is supported by two dragon pillars. The courtyard is divided into two sections.


See also

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Chin Shan Yen Hui Chi Temple The Chin Shan Yen Hui Chi Temple () is a temple in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The temple was constructed in 1752–1764. Afterwards, it has been rebuilt five times until its current structure stands since 1968. The Lin Shuangwen r ...
, Taipei * Shengwang Temple, Changhua County * Taoyuan Confucian Temple, Taoyuan District * Xinwu Tianhou Temple, Xinwu District *
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

1813 establishments in Taiwan Religious buildings and structures completed in 1813 Temples in Taoyuan City Taoist temples in Taiwan {{Taiwan-religious-struct-stub