Shoutian Temple
Songboling Shoutian Temple, alternatively known as Mingjian Shoutian Temple, is a temple located in Songboling, Mingjian Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.Photo: 阿文, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Place of worship
- Description: temple of Xuanwu in Nantou, Taiwan
- Also known as: “Mingjian Shoutian Temple”, “Shou Tian Gong Temple”, “Shoutian Temple in Mingjian”, and “Songboling-Shoutian Temple”
- Address: 松山街 118, 松山村, 南投縣, 名間鄉, 台灣省 55144
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Erh-shui Station and Dingjue Temple.
Erh-shui Station
Railway station
Photo: SElefant, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ershui Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway West Coast line located in Ershui Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. It is also the western terminus of the Jiji line. Erh-shui Station is situated 2½ km southwest of Shoutian Temple.
Dingjue Temple
Place of worship
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Dingjue Temple is a place of worship, which is situated 2 km southwest of Shoutian Temple.
Biyun Chan Temple
Buddhist temple
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The Biyun Chan Temple was originally a century-old Buddhist temple but was taken away and turned into a shrine for the Chinese Communist Party. The former resident nun managed to regained ownership of the temple in 2019 and began trying to restore the Buddhist temple. Biyun Chan Temple is situated 2 km south of Shoutian Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ershui and Tianzhong.
Ershui
Town
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Ershui Township is a rural township in southeastern Changhua County, Taiwan. Ershui is situated 3 km southwest of Shoutian Temple.
Tianzhong
Town
Photo: Shxpeng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tianzhong Township is an urban township located at eastern Changhua County, Taiwan. Its former name and current name make reference to the origin of the town in the center of rice paddies. Tianzhong is situated 6 km northwest of Shoutian Temple.
Mingjian
Town
Photo: Shxpeng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mingjian Township is a rural township in western Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the second smallest township in the county, after Jiji Township. Mingjian is situated 7 km east of Shoutian Temple.
Shoutian Temple
- Categories: Chinese temple, building, and religion
- Location: Shangli Village, Ershui Township, Changhua County, Taiwan, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.83174° or 23° 49′ 54″ northLongitude
120.63089° or 120° 37′ 51″ eastOpen location code
7QM2RJJJ+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 554614902OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q9561236
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Shoutian Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “受天宮”
- Chinese: “松柏嶺受天宮”
- Japanese: “松柏嶺受天宮”
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