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Xinzhuang Temple Street One-Day Trip

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Nostalgic tour of the old street

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1 day

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Public

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With its history of more than 300 years, Xinzhuang Old Street is a microcosm of Taiwan's contemporary history. Behind the bustling tourist night market, there are so many historic temples, quaint old shops, and alleys with historical traces hidden in them.

Xinzhuang Dizang Temple, an important religious center filled with strong incense, was founded in the Qing Dynasty, so the temple has been around for a long time. It has not only held annual religious events in Xinzhuang but has also served as an important meeting point for all Xinzhuang people, where youth make new memories and the elderly look back at shared memories.

From Zhongzheng Road it is about eight-minute minute walk to Xiangrenhe Bell and Drum Factory. With a history of more than half a century, this factory’s products are praised for their quality. Besides exhibiting various drums from other countries in the museum, the factory also displays the rare drum-making process, allowing visitors to experience the master's dedication to this traditional craft.

You may also pay visits to Guangfu Temple, Fude Temple, Wenchang Temple, Ciyou Temple, Chaojiang Temple and other shrines and temples along the way. The name of Mishixiang stems from the dockworkers carrying bags of rice. The last step is the iron forging workshop, an old shop inside the Xinzhuang Temple Street, where knives are made the traditional way to this day. The store will also teach customers the correct way to use and maintain them!

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Guangfu Palace
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Xinzhuang Fude Temple

Located on Xinzhuang Street, this temple is dedicated to the Land God and his divine wife, flanked by a pair of civil and military judges. The Fude Temple was paid for and built by local people, but the date of its establishment can no longer be traced exactly, but from chronological temple records regarding incense burning it seems to have been during the Qianlong Emperor’s Xinchou reign year (1781) of the Qing Dynasty, about 233 years ago. This makes this Fude Temple in Xinzhuang the oldest of the country. According to records, the temple has been repaired four times, in the eighth year of Guangxu (1882), the 41st year of the Republic of China (1952), the 65th year of the Republic of China (1976), and the 83rd year of the Republic of China (1994).
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Wenchang Temple

Wenchang Temple has a long history of about 200 years. This temple has been worshipped by the public from Qing dynasty ill now, and the buildings of three-secion compound are not changed. Wenchang God is worshipped at the main secion with waiters on both sides, whereas the oracles are placed at the right secion and the pedants at let secion.
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Ciyou Temple

The nearly 300 year old temple, often called Xinzhuang Matzu Temple, is the oldest in the district and a third-grade historic site. According to Taiwan Tongshi, a book about Taiwanese history, it began as a tiny temple but later became a religious center as local development accelerated and the site was expanded for the worship of Mazu.

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