| The rear hall is for Daoist worship. The architecture is fundamentally the same as in the front and main halls, but the deities here are not Buddhist in origin. Here you will find Matsu (goddess of the sea), King Wenchang (god of literature), and King Guansheng (god of business), for example. The animistic origin of all these gods make the rear hall a virtual supermarket of the supernatural. Are you fighting an illness? Hoping everything will go safely and smoothly on a long trip? Hoping to get pregnant? There's a deity for every prayer here. There are three big censers in the rear hall, and the incense has been burning non-stop in all of them for many generations. As the smoke rises from the censers, it seems to carry the prayers of the faithful with it, up and up… | |||||
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| Gods of happiness, wealth, and longevity | Chenghuang and Great King Yu | Matsu is in the center of the rear hall | Flower offered to the gods | ||
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| The pillar in the rear hall | The pillar in the rear hall |
The pillar in the rear hall |
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Layout of LungShan
Temple |The
Front Hall|The Main Hall|
The Side Room| The Rear
Hall | The Big Park
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