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府城八協境東嶽殿

Tourist attraction Place of worship Taoist temple

An emperor-turned-Taoist deity is honored with joss sticks at this compact 17th-century temple. People often mention temple, Emperor, Dongyue, year, gods, time, Temple, pray, people, worship,


Address

No. 110, Section 1, Minquan Rd, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700

Website

www.dyd.org.tw

Contact

+886 6 220 2322

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (1.8K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 5:30 am to 9 pm
  • Thursday: 5:30 am to 9 pm
  • Friday: (Chinese New Year's Eve), 5:30 am to 9 pm, Hours might differ
  • Saturday: (Lunar New Year/Chinese New Year), 5:30 am to 9 pm, Hours might differ
  • Sunday: 5:30 am to 9 pm
  • Monday: (Lunar New Year (Observed)/Chinese New Year (Observed)), 5:30 am to 9 pm, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: (Lunar New Year (Observed)/Chinese New Year (Observed)), 5:30 am to 9 pm, Hours might differ

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  • 5/5 Grace Y. 1 year ago on Google • 132 reviews
    By chance, I came here to pray to Emperor Dongyue to help me... At first I didn’t know how to pray and pray... I also checked the information online and found that other people had the same problem as me, but no one on the Internet gave an answer. So, this time I will briefly write something, hoping to help people who come to worship for the first time and encounter similar problems as me🥰💜🙏 At first I bought gold paper products and followed the directions (numbers) on the temple wall to visit the five areas (light five pillars of incense) 🙏 Then he bowed to Emperor Shengren in front and threw a cup to explain his purpose of coming. He wanted to ask "if you are willing to help me host it and help me handle it..." The result was a cup of laughter😅 So I asked, "Do I need to ask the temple staff to help me understand it completely?" Holy Grail🥰🙏 As a matter of fact, I walked to the area on the right side facing the temple gate. There was a whole row of tables and temple service staff. After explaining my purpose of coming, the temple service staff said, "I need someone to help me communicate with this. I will only know if it can be done after asking the gods for instructions!" The staff at the Yushi Temple helped me connect with "people who help me communicate with gods and enemies and creditors from past generations" and helped me communicate and coordinate... Through throwing cups, I got preliminary results very quickly, which can be handled and needed. What gold paper items to buy...etc. The temple has a cooperative manufacturer and it will be delivered immediately after making a call! Then there was a pen writer at the temple who specially helped me explain my "things", what causes and conditions introduced me...etc. Very professional, patient and fast, he helped me write the essay, and officially stamped it...etc. other procedures. Go to the gods to light incense, kneel down, read, and handle... It was completed successfully. I felt that the professionals were very patient and empathetic in helping me, and they also explained and answered some of my questions and unclear questions... I am really, really grateful inside🥰💜🙏🙏🙏 I am even more grateful to Emperor Dongyue and the gods for their help🙏🙏🙏for their protection and blessing💜🙏🙏🙏⋯⋯I am deeply touched and touched inside🥲🙏🙏🙏 The above is my unprofessional introduction, but my direct experience.
    45 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 陳墨菲 2 years ago on Google • 1800 reviews
    live Create Edit Dongyue Temple originated from the Ming and Zheng Dynasties when the officers and soldiers who camped at Shanchuantai hung the incense ash bags of Emperor Yue under a nearby pine tree to worship the sun. Believers gathered in large numbers and built a thatched hermitage near today's Dongyue Temple to worship Emperor Dongyue. Put the ashes in a small bag and use them as amulets to ward off illness and misfortunes. According to research, the thatched cottage originally built to enshrine Emperor Yue was located in the area of ​​No. 57, Lane 68, Section 1, Fuqian Road, present-day Zhifu. In the twenty-seventh year of Yongli of the Ming Dynasty (1673), there was a rebellion among the three feudal lords. Zheng Jing wanted to conquer the west, so he moved the temple to its current location in September of that year in order to make his expedition go smoothly, or to improve his own side. Its status is comparable to San Francisco in the west [3][5]:117. Qing Dynasty period[edit] After entering the Qing Dynasty, there were three constructions during the Kangxi period. According to "Fujian General Annals." "Volume 11 Ancestral Temple" records that in the 24th year of Kangxi's reign (1685), the prefect of Taiwan, Jiang Yuying, donated his salary to rebuild the temple; eight years later, according to "Taiwan Prefecture Chronicles." According to the "Volume Two Tan Temple", the high arches of the Taixia Road were renovated. At this time, they still maintained the appearance of the Ming and Zheng Dynasties[3]. Build the left to protect the dragon. Later, according to "Rebuilding Taiwan County Chronicles." "Juan Liu Temple Yu Zhi" records that in the 16th year of Qianlong's reign (1751), Xu Zhigang (year of birth and death unknown) and others initiated the reconstruction, and the whole picture was basically completed. To this day, most of the old components of Dongyue Hall are preserved from this project. It was renovated again in the 32nd year of Qianlong (1767)[3]. The plaque "Emperor Out of Shock" hanging in the temple records that the bell and drum towers were added during the reconstruction in the 14th year of Jiaqing (1809). For this reason, the temple's relatively complete regulations include the heyday of the three entrances and two dragon guardians and the bell and drum towers[3] , and then there were renovations in the first year of Xianfeng (1851) and the second year of Tongzhi (1863) [3].
    15 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 楊明照 1 year ago on Google • 301 reviews
    Every time I come here it’s always very popular! It is a folk custom that the gods enshrined in the family go to the Jade Palace to ask for heavenly decrees and to the Yuedi Temple to ask for earthly decrees. This temple provides rituals for performing rituals, beating the city, and warding off disasters. 111/09/13 I saw that a family of people suffered because their children changed their surnames, so I came here to ask the Dharma Master to help me pray, and to inform Emperor Fengdu, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Guanyin Buddha and other gods that they knew that they had changed their children's names by mistake. He changed his surname to his original name and repented sincerely. In front of the temple is a section of Minquan Road. The hinterland is limited, and there are some restrictions on performing rituals🚫!
    12 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 潘巧巧 1 year ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The main worship of Dongyue Tianqi Rensheng Emperor (Yuediye) Accompanying the Ten Halls, King of Hell, King Jizo, Pizza, Emperor Fengdu (Original) 主祀東嶽天齊仁聖大帝(嶽帝爺) 陪祀十殿閻王.地藏王披薩.酆都大帝
    11 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 亮呇 1 year ago on Google • 56 reviews
    The main hall: The main hall is dedicated to Emperor Rensheng of Dongyue, and is accompanied by the God of Longevity Pengzu, the God of Yao Ganluo, the Heavenly Doctor, the Seventh Master and the Eighth Master, the Bull-Headed Horse-faced Master, the Merit Master, and the Quick Reporter. Middle Hall: Mainly worships Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, accompanied by Master Zhu Kuang (the god of acne, according to legend, a statue worshiped by the Qing soldiers stationed in Taiwan), the Protector of the Country, the God of Good Fortune, the Old Man under the Moon, and the Ten Halls of Yama Jun, civil and military judge, two generals, General Fan Xie. Back hall: The main worship is the Fengdu Emperor, accompanied by the Zhusheng Empress and the Xiahai City God. Side hall: Guanyin Buddha, worshiping Shancai and the Dragon Girl.
    10 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 柯佳妏 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A historic temple located on Minquan Road. On weekends, there are often palace and temple detours, which make the traffic in the Central and Western District more difficult to pass. Today is the temple construction activity. The detour teams along the road are noisy and occupy more than half of the lanes of the surrounding roads. Going along the edge of the team, you almost have to ride close to the double yellow line to move forward, 😅 isn’t it dangerous? In addition, the front-end activities at the entrance of the temple are indeed lively and exciting, but the process occupies the entire road. It is unreasonable for the temple staff to block the traffic until the end of the performance. It is puzzling that there is a space opposite the temple. To accommodate large-scale battle performances, it is safe and does not affect traffic, but must occupy the entire road? I agree with the devotion and enthusiasm of the temple and the believers for their faith, but there is a lack of orderly celebrations. Annoying noises, occupied lanes, illegal parking on red lines, and cycling without helmets are everywhere, making it supposed to be solemn and sacred. Will the godly welfare that calm people's hearts become a variety of religious activities that violate the rules and disturb the people? Would it be the gods' pleasure? I sincerely hope that the temple or related units should keep pace with the times, improve their quality, think about how to maintain the order of activities and related teams, and should not allow the people to'be accepted' the inconvenience caused by the detour activities! (Original) 位於民權路上歷史悠久的廟宇。 週末常有宮廟繞境活動讓中西區原本就壅塞的交通加倍的困難通行😩今天適逢廟宇建醮活動,沿路遶境隊伍喧囂不已,佔用了周圍各道路一半以上的車道,要經過只能沿著隊伍邊緣前進,幾乎要騎到靠近雙黃線才能前行,😅難道不危險嗎? 另外,在廟門口的陣頭活動固然熱鬧精彩,但過程佔據了整條馬路,廟方人員理直氣壯的擋車不讓通行直到表演結束實在無理😤 令人不解的是明明對面有一個廟埕的空間可以容納大陣仗表演,既安全又不影響交通,卻一定要佔用整條馬路? 我認同廟方與信徒們對於信仰的虔誠跟熱忱,但缺乏秩序的慶祝活動,隨處可見惱人噪音、佔用車道、紅線違規停車跟騎車未配戴安全帽等情事,讓原本應該是莊嚴神聖、安定人心的神祉,變成各種違規擾民的宗教活動,難道會是神明樂見的嗎? 誠心希望廟方或相關單位應該與時俱進、提升素質,思考如何維護活動跟相關隊伍的秩序,不應該讓民眾‘’被接受‘’遶境活動帶來的不便!
    9 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 楊沁安 1 year ago on Google • 15 reviews
    Today was the first time I came to deal with something that my ancestors and my late father needed help with. As soon as I entered the door, the elder brother on the right side kindly asked me all the questions. Because I was not sure what my father and ancestors needed, he asked me to fill in the basic information first. Then he took me to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and there was an uncle who asked about something. He asked Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva for help and brought my father up to ask him what he needed. (Did you mention that your father died of illness?) I did not inform the temple authorities about this. Later, I asked what I needed, which was to write Shuwen and which Shuwen to read Shuwen bye. Since it was my first time here, they were really kind and helpful. However, the lady also said that they were actually very busy during the holidays. Maybe next time. If you are very busy, you still have to read Shuwen yourself, and in the end someone will help you burn the gold paper. The overall service is really good👍👍👍
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 許俊宏 9 months ago on Google • 61 reviews
    My brother is coming to worship on Saturday, so try to avoid coming on a big day. Generally speaking, dining and parking are difficult. Although there is a parking lot, it is not big. You have to get a ticket from the temple before you can enter. If it is full, you can only find a parking lot by yourself.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Yong-Jahre L. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) In Taoism, he is the highest ruler of the prefectures, the head of the five mountain gods in China, and an important god who worshipped the orthodox regime of the ancient Chinese emperors! The emergence of the belief in Emperor Dongyue originated from the period when the Zheng regime ruled Taiwan. Zheng’s father and son built the capital of Dongning to worship, implying that the Zheng regime established another country overseas, and it was the symbol and precursor to the independent regime of the Han people in Taiwan! It has a very important position in Taiwan history! (Original) 道教中職司地府最高的主宰,也是中國五嶽山神之首,更是古代中國帝王祭祀表彰政權正統的重要神祇!東嶽大帝信仰的出現,源自於鄭氏政權統治台灣時期,鄭氏父子建都東寧所祭祀,寓意鄭氏政權於海外另闢家國,為台灣漢人獨立政權的象徵與先聲也!對於台灣史有無比重要之地位!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Worldwide Magic L. 4 years ago on Google • 313 reviews
    Chinese temple for be penitent the sin

  • 3/5 CH L. 5 months ago on Google • 18 reviews
    The Rensheng Emperor and other deities performed their respective duties with great majesty. However, the attitudes of the temple staff are also based on their own selfish interests. His tone was impatient, and he scolded loudly when he didn't understand. The stars are for temple officials
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 JaSOn H. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) East Prison Hall The first time I came in the evening, there was someone working in the apse I was shocked by this special gas place, as if I came to the Yincao Difu Awe-inspiring. (Original) 東獄殿 第一次來是晚上,剛好後殿有人在辦事 便被此特殊氣場所震懾住,仿彿來到陰曹地府般 令人肅然起敬。
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 許哲瑋 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very special temple Specialized in serving the affairs of the Yin Cao Jifu (Original) 很特別的廟宇 專門服務陰曹地府的事務
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 盧亮福 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The second temple obstruction hides the left horse and the cow (Original) 二殿地障藏左馬又牛
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Patricia L. 1 year ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I came here for the first time because of blood donation. Thank you to the temple for organizing this event. (Original) 第一次來這裏是因為捐血,很謝謝廟方舉辦這活動。
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 瑞玲林 4 years ago on Google • 5 reviews
    Good

  • 5/5 小辣椒 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Solemn, a good place to confess (Original) 莊嚴肅穆,懺悔的好地方

  • 5/5 游小閔 1 year ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Go down from Taoyuan to make a special trip to mediate cause and effect Shenwei is outstanding👍The service is not as bad as it is said on the Internet. The elder brother who helped write the essay is very enthusiastic and reminded that the red envelope is only 200 yuan. The barefoot master who chanted Shuwen was also very amiable 👍 He was very patient and carefully adjusted the number of gold papers needed... (Original) 從桃園下去專程去調解因果 神威顯赫👍服務並無網路上說的態度差,幫忙寫文疏的大哥很熱心,提醒紅包只要200元。唸頌疏文的光腳師傅也很和藹可親👍很有耐性、謹慎的調解需要的金紙數量……

  • 5/5 林愛家 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One year ago, by fate, he would come to Dongyue Hall to pray for peace. So if I go back to Tainan, I will come to pray for peace every month, and I will go up to thank the gods and Buddhas in Dongyue Hall. Observing the Dongyue Temple carefully for a year, there is no rumored sense of a temple. Instead, I feel that the whole is very bright, and some old buildings in the temple show a peculiar simplicity. I occasionally meet the red-headed mage when I go to incense, and help some pilgrims to ask the gods and Buddhas for peace. You don't need to feel that there is any difference. Everyone comes to pray for blessings, but the needs are different. In the place of gods and buddhas, some are just for the security of sentient beings, and there will be light when there is kind thoughts in the heart. Good luck to everyone! (Original) 一年前因緣際會來到東嶽殿祈安。 所以有回台南的話,每個月都會來祈求平安,上香謝謝東嶽殿的眾神佛。 一年來細細觀察東嶽殿,沒有外傳的陰廟感,反而覺得整體都很亮堂,廟裡的一些舊建築呈現出特有的樸華。 上香時偶爾會遇到紅頭法師,幫忙一些香客向神佛求平安,不用覺得有什麼不同,大家都是來祈福的,只是需求不同做法不同而已。 在神佛的所在,有的是為眾生保安而已,心存善念必有光亮。 祝福大家安好!

  • 5/5 黃竑鏞 4 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    The handsome and majestic Emperor Fengdu
    1 person found this review helpful 👍


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