The Jiaruipu Temple (), also known as the Kanapo Temple, is a
Makatao temple in
Gaoshu Township,
Pingtung County
Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...
,
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 temple is in the northeast of Taishan Village,
Gaoshu Township, located in a rural region. It is the religious center for the local Makatao people.
On April 16, 2011, the Makatao of Gaoshu,
Neipu
Neipu Township is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Geography
* Area:
* Population: 56,148 (2014)
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 23 villages: Ailiao, Daxin, Fengtian, Futian, Hexing, Jianxing, Laobei, Liming, Lon ...
, and
Wanluan
Wanluan Township () is a rural township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The township is famed for its braised ham hock dish.
Geography
It has a population total of 19,418 and an area of .
Administrative divisions
The township comprises 14 village ...
conducted a protest at the temple with the goal of lobbying the
Republic of China
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 northeast ...
's
Council of Indigenous Peoples
The Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP; ), formerly known as the Council of Aboriginal Affairs, is a ministry-level body under the Executive Yuan in Taiwan (Republic of China). It was established to serve the needs of the country's indigenous ...
to recognize them as
Plains Aborigines, and established Makatao Association.
Name
The temple name was 'A-mu House'(阿姆寮), but the
Siraya people
The Siraya () people are a Taiwanese indigenous people. The Siraya settled flat coastal plains in the southwest part of the island of Taiwan and corresponding sections of the east coast; the area is identified today with Tainan City and Taitung C ...
renamed it to Gongxie(公廨).
References
Temples in Pingtung County
Taoist temples in Taiwan
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