Baoan Palace

Baoan Palace

Bao'an palace, commonly known as DALONGDONG Daogong temple, is located on Hami street, Datong District, Taipei City (at the junction of Tanshui River and Keelung River). It is dedicated to the Taoist Baosheng emperor. It is not only the local belief center of DALONGDONG, but also one of the important temples in Northern Taiwan. As the founder of the temple is from Tong'an, Fujian Province, the name of Bao'an means "bless Tong'an". It has been more than 200 years now. It covers a large area of land It is 3000 square meters. It is a rare large temple. The maintenance and repair of the building is an example of the whole temple. It was rated as a national second-class historic site in 1998.

Baoan palace, Taipei

According to records of Taiwan culture, during the reign of Jiaqing (1796-1820), the people of Dalong Tongzhuang felt deeply that the great emperor's miraculous deeds were so remarkable that they saved all living beings. The people of Dalong Tongzhuang were blessed by them from generation to generation, so they proposed to build "Bao'an Palace". As a result, the rich Wang Renji and Wang Yiji generously offered their land to them

It began to be built in 1805 and completed in 1830. It lasted for 25 years. The whole temple is magnificent and is the largest Taoist official Temple in Taipei. In 1898, 1917 and 1967, the temple was renovated three times, and in 1981, it was expanded to today's scale. The temple is dedicated to the ancestors of Baosheng emperor, the second, the third and the sixth, as well as the ancestors of Ping'an and Baijiao. In addition, it is dedicated to marshal Zhongtan, 36tianjiang and general Heihu. In the back hall, it is dedicated to Shennong emperor, Kong shengfuzi, Guansheng emperor and Xuantian God. In the west chamber, it is dedicated to Zhusheng Niangniang, Mrs. Chi tou and Taisui Xingjun. In addition, it is also dedicated to the Jade Emperor and the Supreme Lingxiao hall Confucius' Linsheng garden. The biggest celebration of the temple is on March 23 of the lunar calendar. On this day, there will be a grand parade, a "Da Dao Fa Hui" of 13 sacrificial groups, and a unique Taiwan "family name drama" to celebrate the birthday of Baosheng emperor.

Historical development of Bao'an Palace

According to the records of Tanshui hall, Baoan palace was built in the 10th year of Jiaqing (1805 A.D.) and completed in 10 years. However, according to the records of Baoan palace in Taipei, in the 7th year of Qianlong (1742 A.D.), the Tongan immigrants from Quanzhou came to Taiwan from Baosheng, the great emperor of Tzu Chi palace in Baijiao. At the beginning, it was a wooden temple. Later, the miraculous residents expanded it in the 20th year of Qianlong (1755 A.D.) It took five years to complete; what's more worthy of public research is that the dragon pillar in the main hall of Baoan palace was signed in the 9th year of Jiaqing (1804), which shows that the establishment of Baoan palace was several years earlier than that recorded in the literature. Bao'an palace was rebuilt on a large scale during the period of Japanese occupation. After the restoration, because of the influence of the war, the affairs of the temple became less and less. In 1952, the temporary reorganization committee of Bao'an palace was established by the local officials. In 1957, it was transformed into the Committee of Bao'an palace. With the efforts of the chairman, it began to be rebuilt and built walls and gardens. In 1974, the Committee of Bao'an palace developed into a financial corporation In 1996, the Baosheng culture and education foundation was established, which has made greater contributions to the traditional, art, education and other social aspects.

Architectural features of Bao'an Palace

Baoan palace has three halls and three entrances. The first entrance is the front hall with five bays and three bays on the left and right. The front hall with double eaves and Xieshan roof is "Sanchuan hall". The walls of stone carvings are made in the early 19th century. A pair of flat dragon and octagonal eaves columns at the middle gate are the earliest stone carvings in Baoan palace, which were built in 1804. The back hall is also called "Shennong hall" because of the worship of Shennong family, and the left and right sides are attached On the right side of the hall is Baoen hall, which is dedicated to the gods of Tong'an celebrities. There are Lingxiao hall and Daxiong hall, which are dedicated to Taoist Sanqing and Buddhist Sanbao Buddha.

Baosheng Culture Festival

Baosheng Cultural Festival is a routine activity around Baoan palace every year. It is held on March 14 of the lunar calendar the day before the birthday of Baosheng emperor. On that day, there will be many traditional activities. In the morning, a folk competition will be held in Miaocheng. From 1 pm, the road will be opened first by baomazai, tudiguong and touqiche. Then, the temple Xuanshe, Lishi club and Yichen will perform birthday worship. Finally, the fire lion activity will be held In addition to the activities of traveling around the country, the activities of historical sites guide are more popular, which makes the school organizations enhance their understanding of local art.

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