The Madou Daitian Temple (Chinese: 麻豆代天府; pinyin: Mádòu Dàitiān Fǔ) or Temple of the Heavenly Viceroys is a temple in Nanshi Village, Madou District, Tainan, Taiwan.[1]
| Madou Daitian Temple | |
|---|---|
麻豆代天府 | |
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| Location | |
| Location | Madou, Tainan, Taiwan |
  Shown within Tainan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 23°11′24.5″N 120°15′38.2″E / 23.190139°N 120.260611°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | temple |
| Completed | 1955 |
History
editThe temple was originally constructed in the 17th century as the Baoning Temple. After an earthquake, the temple was relocated to another place and renamed Bao'an Temple. In 1955, the temple was rebuilt and renamed Madou Daitian Temple.[2] The construction took around 10 years to be completed.[3]
Architecture
editThe temple was designed with sculptures and paintings over an area of 3 hectares.[1] The roof is covered with tiles. It is constructed with Quanzhou architectural style. In the backyard, there is a 76 meter long and 7 meter high Chinese dragon statue which was built in 1979. The dragon mouth forms a 5-meter diameter entrance to the tunnel stretched along the dragon body.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Daitian Fu (Temple of the Heavenly Viceroys)". Madou District Office, Tainan City. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Madou Daitian Temple". Taiwan the Heart of Asia. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Daitian Temple in Madou". Tourism Bureau of Tainan City Government. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Madou Daitian Temple". roundTAIWANround. 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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