| Penghu Tianhou Temple | |||||||||
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 The temple entrance (2017) | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 天后宮 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 天后宫 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Palace of the Heavenly Empress | ||||||||
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| Tianfei Temple | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 天妃宮 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 天妃宫[1] | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Palace of the Heavenly Consort | ||||||||
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| Mazu Temple | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 媽祖宮 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 妈祖宫[1] | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Palace of the Maternal Ancestor | ||||||||
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| Niang Temple | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 娘宮 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 娘宫[1] | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Palace of the Lady | ||||||||
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| Maniang Temple | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 媽娘宮 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 妈娘宫[1] | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Palace of the Mother-&-Lady | ||||||||
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 Roof decorations (2018) | |||||||||
| Temple of the Honorable Mother | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 娘媽宮 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 娘妈宫[1] | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Temple of the Lady-&-Mother | ||||||||
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| Temple of the Mother | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 媽宮 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 妈宫[1] | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Temple of the Mother | ||||||||
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The Penghu Tianhou Temple is a temple dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu located on Zhengyi Street in Magong City, Penghu, Taiwan. It is usually considered the oldest Mazu temple in Taiwan and, despite differences in characters, is the namesake of the surrounding city of Magong. It is open from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm daily.[2]