Jiugan Gong

Jiugan Gong is a temple in Laoquan Village, Wenshan. Jiugan Gong is situated nearby to the suburb Jingmei District, as well as near the hamlet Bitan.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zhinan Temple and Maokong.

Zhinan Temple

Place of worship

Photo: KasugaHuang, CC BY 2.5.

Zhinan Temple is a Taoist temple on the slopes of Houshan in Wenshan District of Taipei, Taiwan. It was founded in 1882. The temple's main deity is Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals. Zhinan Temple is situated 1½ km northeast of Jiugan Gong.

Maokong

Aerial lift

Photo: Jason22, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maokong Station is the terminal station of the Maokong Gondola of the Taipei Rapid Transit System, located in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It provides access to the town of Maokong, which the station is named after. Maokong is situated 1½ km east of Jiugan Gong.

Zhinan Temple

Aerial lift

Photo: Jiahwang, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Zhinan Temple Station is a station on the Maokong Gondola of the Taipei Rapid Transit System, located in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is named for the nearby Zhinan Temple. Zhinan Temple is situated 1½ km east of Jiugan Gong.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xindian and Jingmei District.

Xindian

Photo: Yuriy kosygin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Xindian, also known by its historical spelling Hsintien and alternative spelling Sindian, is a district in New Taipei where the apartment complexes of the Taipei metropolitan area meet the northern end of the Central Mountain Range.

Jingmei District

Suburb

Jingmei is a neighborhood in Taipei City. Formerly an administrative district, in 1990 it merged with Muzha District, becoming the western part of the newly created Wenshan District. Jingmei District is situated 4 km northwest of Jiugan Gong.

Bitan

Hamlet

Photo: Nicemanpower, Public domain.

Bitan, historically called Shi-Bitan, is a tourist spot in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan. "Bitan" literally means "green lake", referring to where the Xindian River widens to form the lake. Bitan is situated 4½ km southwest of Jiugan Gong.

Jiugan Gong

Type: Temple
Also known as: “Chiu-kan Kung”
Category: religion
Location: Laoquan Village, Wenshan, Taipei City, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

24.97383° or 24° 58′ 26″ north

Longitude

121.57522° or 121° 34′ 31″ east

Elevation

160 metres (525 feet)

Open location code

7QP3XHFG+G3

GeoNames ID

6643545

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In Other Languages

“Jiugan Gong” goes by many names.

Chinese: “救干宮”

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