Lugang Longshan Temple

Is there a Longshan Temple in Taipei and a Longshan Temple in Taichung? Right! Longshan temple, a famous scenic spot in Lugang Town, was built in the 18th century, where Guanyin Bodhisattva was also worshipped. But the biggest attraction here is that the Longshan temple still retains the wood and brick carvings of that time, which has very high historical value. There is a saying in Taiwan: "if you raise your head three feet, there is a God." Even if you are not a believer, you can worship with your hands together in the temple, which is also a sign of respect for this place.

Lugang Longshan Temple

Longshan Temple in Lukang is a temple in Lukang Town, Changhua County, Taiwan. Built in 1831 from the original narrow temple, the main sacrifice Guanyin Bodhisattva. It is the most complete preserved building in Taiwan's famous Longshan temple, which is a first-class historic site.

Temple construction

It was first established in the 17th century, moved to its present position in 1786, and rebuilt many times. Longshan temple is a large building, which is considered to be the most complete Qing Dynasty building preserved in Taiwan. The most important part of the temple is its architecture and sculpture.

Longshan temple was seriously damaged in the 921 earthquake. Longshan Temple in Lugang was founded in 1653 and built in Dayou street. It was not built here until 1786. After several renovations, it took 1831 to form what it is today. The materials of Longshan Temple in Lukang, such as masonry and Fuzhou fir, all come from Quanzhou across the ocean, and employ large amounts of money to recruit Fujian and Guangdong famous craftsmen to build Taiwan. The format is modeled on Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou, and the whole temple occupies one thousand and six hundred Yuan Ping, which can be said to be the essence of Quanzhou's architectural art.

Lugang Longshan temple has a grand scale, facing east and West, with a square pattern. The mountain gate is a deep building with three entrances, two corridors and nine bays. The architecture of Longshan Temple in Lukang is divided into three parts: the mountain gate, the middle gate, the stage, the worship Pavilion, the main hall, the back hall and the left and right porches. The front hall, including the Sanchuan hall and the dragon and tiger gate, has five gates, so it is also known as the "five gate hall". There are "drum stones" on the left and right sides of the middle gate. The overall appearance is simple and clear, and the structure is simple.

Transportation guide

Self driving:

1. "National highway" No.1: go down from Changhua interchange Road, turn to 142 County Road, connect with No.17 provincial road, go straight to Lugang, and then you can reach Longshan Temple in Lugang.

2. Provincial Road: Changhua → turn to No.19 provincial road → turn to No.142 provincial road → connect with No.17 provincial road → go straight to Lugang direction → you can reach Longshan Temple in Lugang.

3. Provincial Road: from Dajia town to provincial road 17, go straight to Lugang, and you can reach Longshan Temple in Lugang.

4. "National highway" No.1: from Puyan interchange road to East-West Expressway, you can reach Longshan Temple in Lugang.

Public transport:

1. From Taipei to Lukang, you can get to Longshan temple.

2. From Taichung and Changhua to Lugang, you can get to Longshan temple.

Address: Longshan temple, Lugang Town, Zhanghua County

Longitude: 120.43558297913

Latitude: 24.050475730115

Tel. + 886-4-7772472

Tour time: 0.5-1 hour

Traffic information: within walking distance of Lugang town

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: 5:00-21:30

Chinese PinYin : Lu Gang Long Shan Si