Penghu Shuixian Temple

Penghu Shuixian Temple
Taixiajiao Kongsi
澎湖水仙宮、臺廈郊會館
Basic information
Location No.6, Lane 9, Zhongshan Road, Magong City, Penghu County,Taiwan
Affiliation Taoism
Festivals Lunar calendar
JAN 15
FEB 2
MAR 3
MAY 5
AUG 15
Architectural description
Founder Xue, Kui (薛奎)
Completed 1696 (Kangxi 35th year, Qing Dynasty)

Penghu Shuixian Temple(Chinese: 澎湖水仙宮; pinyin: Pēnghú shuǐxiān gōng), Shuixian is also spelt as Shuihsian sometimes, means "the God of Water". Built on 1696 by Xue, Kui (薛奎), a military officer of Penghu Navy (澎湖水師協). It mainly serves Shuixian Zuwang (Chinese: 水仙尊王, the god of water), including of Mazu, Yu the Great, Wu Zixu, Qu Yuan and so on.[1]

This building is also called as "Taixiajiao Kongsi (Chinese:臺廈郊會館; pinyin:Tái xià jiāo huìguǎn), because it ever be used as a commercial hall as well, a commercial hall which dealt with the trading between Taiwan main island and Xiamen during the late of Qing Dynasty.[2] According to the " Brief Chorography of Penghu", Shuixian Temple is one of 4 ancient temples in Penghu County.[1]

History

After Xue Kui built this temple on 1696, Shuixian Temple also was erected on 1780 and 1821 according to " Chorography of Penghu" which was edited by Lin Hao (Chinese:林豪; pinyin: Lín háo).[1]

On 1875 (Guangxu 1st year, Qing Dynasty), there were many local merchants who organized a company (Taixiajiao Kongsi), which was responsible for the business or cooridination. The merchants donated the rebuilding of Penghu Shuixian Temple, therefore, their kongsi merged with the temple.[3][4]

This temple was set up as two-storied house on 1929 (Shōwa the 4th year, Empire of Japan). That time, this building was separated into two different functions, merchants used the 1st floor as their office, and the 2nd floor still kept the space of religion.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lin, Hao (1983). 《澎湖廳志．規制》 (in Chinese). Taipei: 成文. p. 57.
  2. ↑ Chen; Kao; Lin; Kuo (2010). 2010澎湖縣文化資產手冊 (in Chinese). Penghu County: Cultural Affairs Bureau of Penghu County. pp. 42–45. ISBN 9789860262797.
  3. ↑ Hsu, Yu-He. "水仙宮". Penghu.Info｜澎湖知識服務平台 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  4. 1 2 Zhuang (莊), Kaizheng (凱証) (2009-09-09). "臺廈郊會館". Encyclopedia of Taiwan (臺灣大百科全書) (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-09-25.


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