The Shetou Doushan Temple () is an
ancestral temple
An ancestral shrine, hall or temple ( or , vi, Nhà thờ họ; Chữ Hán: 家祠户), also called lineage temple, is a temple dedicated to deified ancestors and progenitors of surname lineages or families in the Chinese tradition. Ancestral ...
in
Shetou Township,
Changhua County
Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...
,
Taiwan
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History
The temple underwent renovation in 1971 in which the verandas at the two sides were changed to a flat-top format.
Architecture
The temple consists of two-wing building and a courtyard. The building consists of front hall and shrine.
Transportation
The temple is accessible southeast from
Shetou Station of
Taiwan Railways.
See also
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Chinese ancestral veneration
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Fangqiaotou Tianmen Temple
Fangqiaotou Tianmen Temple ( zh, t=枋橋頭天門宮, p=Fāngqiáotóu Tiānmén Gōng) is a temple located in Fangqiaotou, Shetou Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, and is protected as a county- ...
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List of temples in Taiwan
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List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
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References
Temples in Changhua County
Taoist temples in Taiwan
1880 establishments in Taiwan
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1880
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