Furen Temple
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LocationDaxi, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Typetemple
| Furen Temple | |
|---|---|
福仁宮 | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Taoism |
| Location | |
| Location | Daxi, Taoyuan City, Taiwan |
  Shown within Taiwan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 24°53′09.9″N 121°17′12.2″E / 24.886083°N 121.286722°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | temple |
| Date established | 1813 |
The Furen Temple (Chinese: 福仁宮; pinyin: Fúrén Gōng) is a Chinese temple dedicated to Kai Zhang Sheng Wang, and is located along Daxi Old Street in Daxi District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[1] It is the largest temple in Daxi.
The temple was established in 1813 by Lee Bing-sheng, Lu Fan-tiao and Lin Ben-yuan.[2] During the Japanese rule of Taiwan, a civilian protection bureau was established at the temple and later on it became a military hospital. It has undergone reconstruction twice.[3]
