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According
to
the
"Chronicles
of
Kaiji
Wu
Temple",
Kaiji
Wu
Temple
is
located
in
Guandigang,
inside
the
west
gate
of
the
city
of
Taiwan.
It
is
believed
to
have
been
built
during
the
Ming
and
Zheng
Dynasties.
In
the
16th
year
of
Yongli
in
the
Ming
Dynasty
(1662
AD),
Zheng
Chenggong's
troops
came
from
Fujian
Province.
The
Tonghuai
Guanyue
Temple
in
Jinjiang
County,
Quanzhou
Prefecture,
invited
two
statues
of
the
Guan
Sheng
Emperor
to
Taiwan.
In
the
23rd
year
of
Yongli
reign
(1669
AD),
people
built
a
thatched
cottage
in
front
of
the
port
in
Xidingfang,
Chengtian
Prefecture
to
worship
the
statues.
Later,
due
to
the
increasing
number
of
worshipers,
funds
were
raised
to
build
a
temple
on
the
original
site.
It
became
the
first
Guandi
temple
built
in
Taiwan,
so
it
was
named
"Kaijiwu
Temple".
And
because
this
temple,
like
the
later
Dianwu
Temple,
also
worships
Guan
Gong,
but
is
smaller
in
area
and
has
a
lower
worship
status,
the
residents
call
this
temple
the
"Little
Guandi
Temple".
Not
only
is
the
temple
smaller
in
area
than
the
Dianwu
Temple,
but
it
was
also
built
and
managed
by
the
private
sector
before
the
19th
century,
so
it
is
not
as
well
maintained
as
the
Dianwu
Temple.
In
the
first
year
of
Showa
(1926
AD),
civilians
adjusted
the
Kaijiwu
Temple
according
to
the
original
architectural
style.
However,
during
the
Second
World
War
in
1945,
the
temple
was
almost
completely
destroyed
by
Allied
bombing,
and
the
roof
was
burned
until
the
36th
year
of
the
Republic
of
China.
(1947
AD)
It
was
renovated
at
the
original
site
after
raising
funds
from
local
gentry.
Although
it
went
through
several
renovations
afterwards,
especially
in
the
63rd
year
of
the
Republic
of
China
(1974
AD),
the
back
hall
was
demolished
during
the
reconstruction
project
due
to
serious
leaks
in
the
roof
of
the
main
hall,
but
the
main
hall
part
can
still
vaguely
see
the
former
style.
)
The
new
main
hall
was
completed,
and
some
of
the
statues
originally
enshrined
in
the
main
hall
were
moved
to
the
main
hall
for
worship.
In
addition,
after
many
renovations,
only
the
original
Sanchuan
Gate
and
the
main
hall
remained.
Therefore,
the
Ministry
of
the
Interior
designated
the
building
as
a
historic
site
in
1985.
At
that
time,
the
registered
name
was
"Original
Main
Hall
of
Kaijiwu
Temple".
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