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General Information
Date of construction: About at the end of Ming dynasty
Rank: National Historic Site
Type: Temple
Date of designation as a historic site: December 28, Year 72 of the R.O.C.
Opening times: 5:00~20:30 Open all year
Address: 19 Zhengyi St., Chang¡¦an Lane, Magong City, Penghu County
Telephone: 06-9262819
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Information for Visitors
Affiliated Facilities: Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall
Duration of Visit: 1 hour
Guide Service: Professional guides are available from Penghu National Scenic Spot Administration Office from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 17:00 every Saturday and Sunday. |
Introduction
The Temple of the Queen of Heaven is the oldest Matsu temple in Taiwan and it was already there when the Dutch first landed in Penghu in 1604. The temple is also called Matsu Temple and in the Ming dynasty it also had other names. As was customary the name of the temple also became the name of the place.
In Year 22 of Kangxi in the Ching dynasty (1683), the Ching navy under the leadership of General Shi Lang in Fujian attacked Penghu and the defending troops of Ming lost the battle. Shi Lang thought it was because the help of Matsu that they won. So he presented a petition for Matsu to be honored to the Emperor Kangxi, which was permitted, and the following year, Matsu was honored as the Queen of Heaven and since then, the Matsu Temple has also been called the Temple of the Queen of Heaven. In Year 9 of Taisho in Japan, the Japanese government changed the name of Magong district into Magong Street and the name has been retained up to the present.
In Year 11 of Taisho in Japan (1922), at the suggestion of the business community in Magong Taixia district, a distinguished carpenter from Chaozhou, Lanmu, was invited to rebuild the temple and the lofty appearance of the temple was created at that time. In year 74 of the R.O.C., according to the cultural relics protection law, the building was repaired.
In year 84 of the R.O.C., the Government of Penghu County entrusted Penghu Customs and Cultural Association to invite experts in historic sites, history, construction and cultural relics to conduct exhibition planning and a Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall was built behind the temple with the purpose of showing the cultural relics and treasures of the temple to the general public. |
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