I recommend visiting Anping Old Street at the end of your explorations in Anping. It makes most sense tostart your day at Anping Mazu Temple(opens 5 AM), then Anping Old Fort (opens 8:30). The entrance to the fort is just behind the temple. The exit of the fort naturally leads toAn...
Dadaocheng’s most famous temple isXiahai City God Temple(霞海城隍廟,here). You may be surprised at how small the temple is, but what it lacks in sizes it makes up for in importance to the local people. The temple houses the Xia Hai Cheng Huang God (霞海城隍爺), which was brought ov...
Also known as Anping Matsu Temple, Anping Kaitai Tianhou Temple is the oldest Matsu temple on the island, granting it historical significance. Located near Anping Fort, the temple was built later during the Qing Dynasty in 1668. It’s dedicated to Matsu (Mazu), Goddess of the Sea and protec...
As a result, many older people eke out a living in any way possible. Under the shadow of the pagoda of Rudong’s 1,200-year-old Guoqing Temple, a 77-year-old incense seller said she received a tiny pension from the state but worked because she did not want to be a “burden” on ...
The Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an imperial palace complex that served as the home of emperors as well as the ceremonial and political centre of the Chinese government for almost 500 years, until the end of the Qing Dynasty. The Imperial Ancestral Temple, whose layout ...