Hsinchu Chenghuang Temple

Hsinchu Chenghuang Temple
Native name
新竹都城隍廟 (Chinese)
Hsinchu City God Temple
LocationNorth District, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Built1748
Built forChinese folk religious deities, including Chenghuang and Guanyin.
Rebuilt1926

The Chenghuang Temple of Hsinchu is a temple located in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It is dedicated to City God or Cheng Huang Ye (城隍爺), who is believed in Chinese religion to record the good and bad deeds of every people residing in the particular city. Common prayers made within the temple are for better lives, to seek for justice and to avoid flood and drought.[1]

  1. ^ "臺灣記憶 Taiwan Memory--國家圖書館". memory.ncl.edu.tw. Retrieved 2019-07-16.