Penghu Tianhou Temple

The Penghu Tianhou Temple is a temple dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu located on Zhengyi Street in , , . It is usually considered the oldest Mazu temple in Taiwan and, despite differences in characters, is the namesake of the surrounding city of Magong.
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  • Type: Place of worship
  • Description: one of the oldest temples in Penghu and Taiwan
  • Also known as: “Joosies Case”, “Joosjes Kase”, “Magong”, “Mazu Temple (Magong)”, “Niang-niang Temple”, “Niû-má Temple”, “Penghu Matsu Temple”, “Penghu Mazu Temple”, “Penghu Tian Hou Temple”, “Penghu Tianfei Temple”, and “Penghu Tienho Temple”
  • Address: 正義街 1, 澎湖縣, 馬公市, 台灣省 880

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Street Inner Park and Penghu Weather Station.

Park
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Government office
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is a government office.

Place of worship
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, is a Taoist temple in . Built in 1696 by Xue Kui, a military officer of Penghu Navy, it mainly serves the Shuixian Zunwang, five Taoist immortals worshipped as sea gods.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xiyu Township and Huxi.

Town
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is a rural township in , . It has a population of 8,301 and an area of 18.7148 square kilometres. The major scenic spots include some forts and lighthouse. is situated 7 km northwest of Penghu Tianhou Temple.

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Township is a rural township in , . It is located on the eastern part of the Penghu Main Island and is the largest township in Penghu County.

Penghu Tianhou Temple

Latitude
23.56471° or 23° 33′ 53″ north
Longitude
119.56402° or 119° 33′ 51″ east
Open location code
7PMXHH77+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 330868213
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­temple
Wiki­data ID
Q15904328
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Min Nan Chinese—“Penghu Tianhou Temple” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Phêⁿ-ô͘ Thian-hiō-kiong”
  • Chinese: “天妃宮”
  • Chinese: “娘娘宮”
  • Chinese: “娘媽宮”
  • Chinese: “媽宮”
  • Chinese: “媽祖宮”
  • Chinese: “澎湖天后宮”
  • Chinese: “開臺澎湖天后宮”
  • Dutch: “Joosies Case”
  • Dutch: “Joosjes Kase”
  • German: “Magong Mazu Tempel”
  • German: “Magong Tianhou Gong”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש מאזו”
  • Japanese: “澎湖天后宮”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Má-tsóo-king”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Niû-má-kiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Phêⁿ-ô͘ Thian-hiō-kiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Phînn-ôo Thian-hiō-kiong”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Thian-hui-king”

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