Chi Jin Mazu Temple
| Chi Jin Mazu Temple | |||||||||
The temple at dusk in 2007
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| Literal meaning | Cijin Heavenly Empress Palace | ||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Qíjīn Tiānhòu Gōng |
| Wade–Giles | Ch‘i-chin T‘ien-hou Kung |
The Chi Jin Mazu Temple, also known as the Cijin or Cihou Tianhou Temple, is a Chinese temple to the Chinese sea goddess Mazu, the deified form of the medieval Fujianese shamaness Lin Moniang, located at 93 Miaocian Road (廟前路93號) on Cijin Island off Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The temple was Kaohsiung's first temple to Mazu. It was first opened in 1673, when Taiwan still formed the Kingdom of Tungning ruled by the Ming-loyalist Zheng dynasty. Koxinga's son Zheng Jing attempted to abandon the Ming cause and seek peaceful recognition as an independent leader from the Kangxi Emperor but was rebuffed and forced into a defensive war with the mainland. The Chi Jin temple was built to house an idol of Mazu brought by the Fujianese fishermen who first settled the island under Hsu Au-hua. The Hung, Wang, Cai, Li, Bai, and Pan families were chiefly responsible for the temples' governance and property, which formed the core of early Kaohsiung.
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