Cyuanji Temple

Updates : 2022-08-20

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Introduction

The centuries old “Cyunji temple” worships the Holy Ruler Deity Guan, guardian of Jingguashi. There are three temple treasures to behold. The first is the 35 feet high, 25 –ton largest bronze statue of Guanyu in Southeast Asia. Facing the ocean and back towards the mountains, even the Spring and Autumn Annals held on its left hand is 5 feet tall. The second is a national treasure pair of stone pillars with flora, bird and figure, formed with 3D carvings. The temple went as far to protect it with acrylic. The third is the golden Holy Ruler Deity Guan figure, brought overseas part by part from Tangshan during the early China days, rarely seen around Taiwan.

Ascend up the stone steps beside Cyunji temple, and one can see BaoShi Mountain from beside the Cyunji temple parking lot. Walk along the pavilion on the wooden walkways to overlook Teapot mountain, Yinyang sea and the Remains of 13 Level. It is a place of magnificent scenery and a chance to photograph the entire Jingguashi.

Cyunji temple boasts the largest Guanyu holy figure in Southeast Asia, it is breathtaking and weighing over 25-tons!

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Taishan Down Temple

Due to the increasing number of pilgrims at Taishan Up Temple and the inconvenience faced by pilgrims when hiking up the mountain, Yung-lai Huang and Wu-jiue Tsai proposed to build another temple. As a result, Taishan Down Temple was constructed on Gouzaiqi Street in 1875 (the first year of Emperor Guangxu’s reign in Qing Dynasty. Taishan Down Temple (also known as Down Temple) is not as prominent as Taishan Up Temple, and it is not designated as a historic monument. However, Down Temple still boasts a proud history of nearly 130 years since it was built in 1875.

Filming Location of Movie Seediq Bale: Tonghou River

Deep in Wulai is a secluded, protected river valley that tourists cannot enter without the necessary mountain entry permits. The valley is home to the Tonghou River, a water source for Taipei (Feitsui Reservoir) and one of the 10 best places in Taiwan to bird-watch.