The Grand Matsu Temple

The Grand Matsu Temple, also known as the Datianhou or Great Queen of Heaven Temple, is a Taiwanese temple to the goddess Mazu, who is the Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to the sea.
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  • Type: Place of worship
  • Description: tainan Grand Mazu Temple
  • Also known as: “Da Tian Hou Gong”, “Da Tian Hou Temple”, “Grand Matsu Temple”, “Grand Mazu Temple”, “Lêng-chēng-ông Hú-tí”, “Lîng-tsīng-ông Hú-tí”, “Prince Ning Jing’s Mansion”, “Sū-tián Tāi Thian-hiō-kiong”, “Sū-tián Tōa Thian-hiō-kiong”, “Sū-tián Tuā Thian-hiō-kiong”, “Tāi Thian-hiō-kiong”, “Tang-lêng Thian-hui-king”, “Tang-lîng Thian-hui-king”, “Tengo Shrine”, “대천후궁”, “사전대천후궁”, “수뗸또아티엔후공”, “台南大天后宮”, “寧靖王府邸”, and “東寧天妃宮”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chihkan Tower and Kaiji Guangong Temple.

Park
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Fort Provintia or Providentia, also known as , was a Dutch outpost on Formosa at a site now located in , , . is situated 140 metres northeast of The Grand Matsu Temple.

Place of worship
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is a place of worship.

Historic site
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is a historic site, which is situated 120 metres south of The Grand Matsu Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include N. District and East District.

Suburb
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North District is a district home to 126,446 people located in , .

Suburb
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is a district home to 180,828 people located in , . is situated 3 km southeast of The Grand Matsu Temple.

Suburb
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is a district of , . In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan. It is home to 64,408 people according to the 2020 census. is situated 3½ km west of The Grand Matsu Temple.

The Grand Matsu Temple

Latitude
22.99654° or 22° 59′ 48″ north
Longitude
120.20174° or 120° 12′ 6″ east
Open location code
7QJ2X6W2+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 161026470
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­temple
Wiki­data ID
Q10934707
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Min Nan Chinese—“The Grand Matsu Temple” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Temple del Gran Matsu”
  • Chinese: “大天后宮”
  • Chinese: “祀典大天后宮”
  • Japanese: “大天后宮”
  • Japanese: “大天妃宮”
  • Korean: “또아티엔후공”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tōa Thian-hiō-kiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tuā Thian-hiō-kiong”

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