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The Shetou Doushan Temple () is an
ancestral temple 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 Shetou Township,
Changhua County Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...
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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 ...
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History

The temple underwent renovation in 1971 in which the verandas at the two sides were changed to a flat-top format.


Architecture

The temple consists of two-wing building and a courtyard. The building consists of front hall and shrine.


Transportation

The temple is accessible southeast from
Shetou Station Shetou () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Shetou Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. Around the station * Shetou Doushan Temple * THSR Changhua Station See also * List of railway stations ...
of Taiwan Railways.


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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Fangqiaotou Tianmen Temple Fangqiaotou Tianmen Temple ( zh, t=枋橋頭天門宮, p=Fāngqiáotóu Tiānmén Gōng) is a temple located in Fangqiaotou, Shetou Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, and is protected as a county- ...
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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

Temples in Changhua County Taoist temples in Taiwan 1880 establishments in Taiwan Religious buildings and structures completed in 1880 {{Taiwan-religious-struct-stub