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Xingang Fengtian Temple (Chinese: 新港奉天宮; pinyin: Xīngǎng Fèngtiān Gōng), sometimes romanized as Fongtian Temple, is a temple located in Xingang Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. The temple is a county-level monument and the destination of the annual Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage .
The Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage [1] [2] is an annual celebration of the Taoist sea goddess Mazu held in Taiwan.During the festival, a statue of Mazu is placed in a litter and carried by foot on a round-trip journey from Jenn Lann Temple in Dajia, Taichung to Fengtian Temple in Xingang, Chiayi, stopping at many more temples along the way.
Xingang Mazu Temple Originally a local temple to goddess Mazu , the Xingang Mazu Temple emerged in the 21st century as a temple of regional and even national significance. It organizes annual "inspection-tour" processions through southern Taiwan and pilgrimages to Mazu temples in Mainland China, where it has opened a branch Mazu temple in ...
The northernmost Mazu Temple in China. In addition to Mazu [1] [2] or Ma-tsu, ... where Taiwan's Xingang Mazu Temple has been allowed to open a branch temple. ...
Bengang Tianhou Temple (Chinese: 笨港天后宮; pinyin: Bèngǎng Tiānhòu Gōng) is a temple located in Nangang Village, Xingang Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Sitting on the south shore of the Beigang River , the temple is dedicated to Mazu , Goddess of Sea.
The procession celebrates the birthday of the sea goddess Mazu and features the Mazu statue of the Jenn Lann Temple. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims gather along the more than 340 kilometres route that extends through Taichung, as well as Changhua, Yunlin and Chiayi counties. The procession ends at Fongtian Temple in Xingang Chiayi. [5]
Opened 1738, rebuilt 1924. A Buddhist temple to Guanyin whose rear hall is dedicated to Mazu. [31] Peitian Temple [32] 配 天 宮: Pèitiān Gōng: Puzi: Chiayi: Opened in 1682 [32] Tianhou Temple [33] 天后 宮: Tiānhòu Gōng: Xinwu: Taoyuan: Opened 1826. [33] Includes world's 3rd-tallest statue of Mazu. Tianhou Temple [34] 天后 宮 ...
Fengtian Temple: 新港奉天宮 Xingang: 1811 Taoism Mazu: Gangkou Temple: 笨港口港口宮 Dongshi: 1684 Taoism Mazu: Peitian Temple: 配天宮 Puzi: 1682 Taoism Mazu: Shuixian Temple: 笨港水仙宮 Xingang: 1739 Taoism Shuixian Zunwang: Tianhou Temple: 笨港天后宮 Xingang: 1998 Taoism Mazu: Yuanshan Temple: 圓山宮 Lucao: 1755 ...