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The largest celebration at
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and parade around the temple, a tradition that began roughly twenty years ago. In 2019, the total weight of the rice cakes was 8,888 kg (19,595 lb) since eight is considered a lucky number in
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Shoutian Temple is regarded as an efficacious center of spiritual strength and several branch temples have been created by splitting the incense at
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and ordered a sculptor to craft three statues of him, which are currently stored in the temple.
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