As modernized as it may be,
Taiwan does hold steadfast to tradition. Or their temples to be exact. If Malaysia has a mosque at every other corner, Taipei has temples. Some of which have significant architecture and history behind them.
Most of them features intricate carvings that have endured the test of time.Or maybe the QC back then is way better than it is now. These days, you'd be lucky to have a house free of cracks after a decade.But, back then, it isn't like people were building buildings (get it??) left right center north south east west.
Most of the temples are open for everyone from all walks of life, as long as you respect the place and not make a ruckus. I was too thick faced to notice if they cared that I was merely there to take pictures but my camera
of choice was a puny phone which wasn't so obstructive.
Some of the temples are quite deserted while those located near the business districts particularly night markets can get rather crowded.
I can only read the second character here which is either
火(fire
Huǒ) or
大(big
Dà).
It isn't uncommon to see temples smack in the middle of commercial or residential buildings. In a way, they have built the infrastructure in such a way that it doesn't affect the temples, choosing to work around them instead of doing it the Malaysian way i.e. demolish and flatten every thing to the ground in the name of development.
Photo bomb =_=
However, after like 3 temples, everything was starting to look about the same. It does get boring when you can't read Chinese so can't appreciate it better.
Located near the
Raohe night market is the Ciyou
Temple.
This one had an impressively long carving.
Wonder if the neighbors mind the bright lights and heavy foot traffic. Oh well, at least it's better than weekly parking nuisance, traffic jam and announcements few times a day.
My fortune. Can someone please translate for me? :D
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