Penghu Guanyin Temple
23°34′03.7″N 119°33′43.0″E / 23.567694°N 119.561944°E
| Guan Yin Ting | |
|---|---|
觀音亭 | |
 The Front of Temple (The Pavilion of Guanyin) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Magong, Penghu, Taiwan |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | XUE, Kui (薛奎) |
| Completed | 1696 |
The Penghu Guanyin Temple (also "Guan-Yin-Ting", Chinese: 觀音亭, meaning "the pavilion of Guanyin") is a Buddhist temple, like other temples which belongs to the Integration of Buddhism and Taoism in Taiwan, Guanyin Temple does not only serve Guanyin (Buddhist God), but also Long-Wang. (龍王 in Chinese, a Taoist God, means the Lord of Sea Dragon.)
This temple was founded in 1696 during the Qing dynasty, the founder is Xue Kui (薛奎), a military officer of Penghu Navy (澎湖水師協).[1] It is located at the noted touristic attraction, close to the beach area. Since 2003, Guan-Yin-Ting would gather thousands of visitors from everywhere for attending the Firework Festival from April to June.[2]
| AD | Era of Rule | Local Calendar | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1696 |  Qing Dynasty
|
Kangxi 35th year | Founded by XUE, Kuí. |
| 1764 | Qing Dynasty
|
Qianlong 29th year | Repair. |
| 1781 | Qing Dynasty
|
Qianlong 46th year | Repair. |
| 1805 | Qing Dynasty
|
Jiāqìng 10th year | Repair. |
| 1826 | Qing Dynasty
|
Daoguang 6th year | Construction of Long-Wang temple. |
| 1875 | Qing Dynasty
|
Guāngxù 1st year | Repair. |
| 1885 | Qing Dynasty
|
Guāngxù 11th year | Destroyed by Sino-French War. |
| 1886 | Qing Dynasty
|
Guāngxù 12th year | Repair. |
| 1891 | Qing Dynasty
|
Guāngxù 17th year | Repair. |
| 1927 |  Empire of Japan
|
Shōwa 2nd year | Construction of wayside pavilion. (Present Architecture Style) |
| 1957 |  Republic of China
|
46th year of the Republic era | Repair. |
| 2003 | Republic of China
|
92nd year of the Republic era | Repair began. |
| 2007 | Republic of China
|
96th year of the Republic era | Repair finished. |
See also
[edit]- Penghu Mazu Temple
- Magong Chenghuang Temple
- Magong Beiji Temple
- Penghu Shuixian Temple
- List of temples in Taiwan
References
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