The Furen Temple () is a

Chinese temple Chinese temple architecture refer to a type of structures used as place of worship of Chinese Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, or Chinese folk religion, where people revere ethnic Chinese gods and ancestors. They can be classified as: * '' mi� ...

dedicated to Kai Zhang Sheng Wang, and is located along Daxi Old Street in

Daxi District Daxi District (), formerly known as Daxi Township (), is a district (Taiwan), district in eastern Taoyuan City, Taiwan. In March 2012, it was named one of the ''Top 10 Small Tourist Destinations'' by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan. History T ...

Taoyuan City Taoyuan () is a special municipality located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan District is the seat of the municipal gove ...

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. It is the largest temple in Daxi.

History

The temple was established in 1813 by Lee Bing-sheng, Lu Fan-tiao and Lin Ben-yuan. During the

Japanese rule of Taiwan The Geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, together with the Penghu, Penghu Islands, became an annexed territory of the Empire of Japan in 1895, when the Qing dynasty ceded Taiwan Province, Fujian-Taiwan Province in the Treaty of Shimonoseki a ...

, a civilian protection bureau was established at the temple and later on it became a

military hospital A military hospital is a hospital owned or operated by a military. They are often reserved for the use of military personnel and their dependents, but in some countries are made available to civilians as well. They may or may not be located on a m ...

. It has undergone reconstruction twice.

Architecture

Consisting of three palaces, the temple covers a total area of 990 m², which makes it the largest temple in Daxi District. Each of the central hall or wing is supported by two dragon pillars. The courtyard is divided into two sections.

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1813 establishments in Taiwan Religious buildings and structures completed in 1813 Temples in Taoyuan City Taoist temples in Taiwan {{Taiwan-religious-struct-stub

History

Architecture

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