Lecheng Temple

Lecheng Temple
樂成宮
Temple facade
Religion
DeityMazu
Location
LocationEast District, Taichung
CountryTaiwan
Geographic coordinates24°08′27″N 120°41′53″E / 24.1407°N 120.69815°E / 24.1407; 120.69815
Architecture
Completed1790
Direction of façadeSouthwest

Lecheng Temple[1][2] (Chinese: 樂成宮; pinyin: Lèchéng Gōng) is a temple located in East District, Taichung City, Taiwan. Mazu is the main deity worshipped in the temple, and the sea goddess is known as the "Hanxi Mazu" (Chinese: 旱溪媽祖; pinyin: Hànxī Māzǔ) after the nearby Han River.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Lecheng Temple". Taichung Tourism. Taichung Tourism and Travel Bureau. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Le Cheng Temple, Taichung, and Hanxi Mazu's Eighteen Villages Celebration Parade". Religious Scenes Top 100. Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  3. ^ 喻文玟 (October 17, 2020). "影/199年樂成宮「旱溪媽祖遶境十八庄」今年縮短僅5天" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). United Daily News. Retrieved March 9, 2021.