Matsu temple
The Lukang Tianhou Temple, also known as the Lukang Mazu Temple, is a Chinese temple dedicated to the Chinese Goddess Mazu, the Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to sea/ocean.Photo: Regina800809, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Place of worship
- Description: Mazu temple in Lukang, Changhua
- Also known as: “Lugang Mazu Temple” and “Lukang Tianhou Temple”
- Address: 中山路 430, 彰化縣, 鹿港鎮, 台灣省
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lukang Culture Center and Lukang Rimao Hang.
Lukang Culture Center
Community center
Photo: Sapphiresea0109, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lukang Culture Center or Lukang Assembly Hall is a cultural center in Lukang Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. Lukang Culture Center is situated 200 metres south of Matsu temple.
Lukang Rimao Hang
Photo: Husky221, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lukang Rimao Hang is a historic building in Lukang Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. Lukang Rimao Hang is situated 230 metres west of Matsu temple.
Lukang Nanjing Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Pbdragonwang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lukang Nanjing Temple is a place of worship, which is situated 180 metres south of Matsu temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lukang and Fuxing.
Lukang
Town
Photo: Yuriy kosygin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lukang, formerly romanized as Lugang and also known by other names, is an urban township in northwestern Changhua County, Taiwan. The township is on the west coast of Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait.
Fuxing
Town
Photo: hsin yuan su, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fuxing Township is a rural township bordering Lukang in northwestern Changhua County, Taiwan.
Xishi Village
Hamlet
Xishi Village is a rural village in Fuxing Township, Changhua County, Taiwan with a population of 2342, and an area of 0.9746 km2. Xishi Village is bordered on the North by Lugang Township, on the South by Tongan township.
Matsu temple
- Categories: temple of Mazu, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, and religion
- Location: Yushun Village, Lugang Township, Changhua County, Taiwan, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.05932° or 24° 3′ 34″ northLongitude
120.43139° or 120° 25′ 53″ eastInception
1725Open location code
7QP23C5J+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 221190719OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q11175035
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Min Nan Chinese—“Matsu temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Lo̍k-káng Thian-hiō-kiong”
- Chinese: “鹿港天后宮(舊祖宮)”
- Chinese: “鹿港天后宮”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Lo̍k-káng Thian-hiō-kiong”
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