2018-06-06 18:11:47markliaotaichung
Longshan temple at night in Lugang ,Taiwan
Visit Longshan Temple at night in Lugang, Taiwan
Lugang is one of the important historical towns in Taiwan.
It is the town for well preserved historical cites, old houses, old temples and folk arts.
The structure and scale of the Longshan Temple seen today are mostly completed in 1831.
The architectural pattern and carving and painting art of Longshan Temple have been described as the best in Taiwan.
The buildings are worthy of detailed observation.
In the past, the houses around Longshan Temple could not be higher than the temple
Longshan Temple has always been a temple which enshrines the Guanshiyin as the God of Mercy.
There is also a Guanshiyin Budda made of copper.
Lugang is one of the important historical towns in Taiwan.
It is the town for well preserved historical cites, old houses, old temples and folk arts.
The structure and scale of the Longshan Temple seen today are mostly completed in 1831.
The architectural pattern and carving and painting art of Longshan Temple have been described as the best in Taiwan.
The buildings are worthy of detailed observation.
At the front gate, there is a pair of dragon poles made of granite. There are the ascending dragon and the descending dragon corresponding to each other.
In the past, the houses around Longshan Temple could not be higher than the temple
Longshan Temple has always been a temple which enshrines the Guanshiyin as the God of Mercy.
There is also a Guanshiyin Budda made of copper.
The archtitecture of longshan temple's are complicated and detailed
it has elabrate decorations . stone columns and caving
The complexity of Longshan Temple in Lugang is amazing and the buildings in the temple are marvelous and rarely seen in Taiwan.
annotation:
1:Taiwanese poeple communicate with the god and their ancestors through the smoke so they burn incense stick and the paper money
2:how you dispose of the incense stick
you have to use you left hand rather than your right hand to dispose of the incense stick into the pot because your left hand
is closer to where your heart is and that symbolizes of being more faithful and more genuine
it has elabrate decorations . stone columns and caving
The complexity of Longshan Temple in Lugang is amazing and the buildings in the temple are marvelous and rarely seen in Taiwan.
annotation:
1:Taiwanese poeple communicate with the god and their ancestors through the smoke so they burn incense stick and the paper money
2:how you dispose of the incense stick
you have to use you left hand rather than your right hand to dispose of the incense stick into the pot because your left hand
is closer to where your heart is and that symbolizes of being more faithful and more genuine