Hsinchu Chenghuang Temple | |
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Native name 新竹都城隍廟 (Chinese) | |
Hsinchu City God Temple | |
Location | North District, Hsinchu, Taiwan |
Built | 1748 |
Built for | Chinese folk religious deities, including Chenghuang and Guanyin. |
Rebuilt | 1926 |
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]