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but was rebuffed and forced into a defensive war with the mainland. The Chi Jin temple was built to house an idol of Mazu brought by the Fujianese fishermen who first settled the island under
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The temple exemplifies "southern-style" religious architecture, with two guard rooms, five doors, and two halls connected by a
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families were chiefly responsible for the temples' governance and property, which formed the core of early Kaohsiung.
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Wills, John E. Junior (2006), "The Seventeenth-century Transformation: Taiwan under the Dutch and the Cheng Regime",
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in 1683 and the temple changed its name to reflect her new title of "Heavenly Empress" around 1737.
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attempted to abandon the Ming cause and seek peaceful recognition as an independent leader from the
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but, in the 18th century, it was redone in stone. It was restored by the
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in 1926, when much of its present artwork was completed by the master
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The temple is open to the public daily from 5:30 am to 10 pm.
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in the courtyard at the side of the temple was cast in 1886.
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Religious buildings and structures completed in 1673
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Chi Jin Mazu Temple

Cijin
Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Cijin Tianhou Temple is located in Taiwan
Geographic coordinates
22°36′48.2″N 120°16′06.3″E / 22.613389°N 120.268417°E / 22.613389; 120.268417
Mazu Temple

temple
Chinese
Goddess
Mazu
Cijin District
Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Kaohsiung
Mazu
Kingdom of Tungning
Ming
Zheng dynasty
Koxinga
Zheng Jing
Kangxi Emperor
Hsu Au-hua
Hung
Wang
Cai
Li

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