Checheng Fu'an Temple
Chinese temple in Checheng, Pingtung County, Taiwan
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The Checheng Fu'an Temple (traditional Chinese: 車城福安宮; simplified Chinese: 车城福安宫; pinyin: Chēchéng Fú'ān Gōng) is a temple in Checheng Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
| Checheng Fu'an Temple | |
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車城福安宮 | |
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| Religion | |
| Deity | Tudigong |
| Location | |
| Location | Checheng, Pingtung County, Taiwan |
_location_map.svg)  Shown within Pingtung County | |
| Coordinates | 22°04′15.5″N 120°42′38.9″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | temple |
| Completed | 1662 |
History
The temple was originally built as the Jinsheng Pavilion in 1662 to worship Tudigong during the Qing Dynasty under Kangxi Emperor to accommodate migrant people from Quanzhou in Checheng.[1] It was later renamed as Fu'an Shrine after funds were raised and the pavilion was renovated during the Jiaqing Emperor. In 1953, it was officially renamed as Checheng Fu'an Temple.[2]
Architecture
The temple was built with Northern China royal temple style, and consists of three floors to allow for various forms of traditional veneration.[3] It is the largest temple in Taiwan that is dedicated to Tudigong.[4] The temple's vicinity hosts large furnaces for offerings, such as Joss paper.
