Gongtian Temple
Baishatun Gongtian Temple is a temple located in Baishatun, Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, who is the deified form of Lin Moniang.Photo: Outlookxp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: 阿道, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Place of worship
- Description: temple in Miaoli County, Taiwan
- Also known as: “Baishatun Gong Tian Temple”, “Peh-soa-tun Kiong-thian Temple”, and “Peh-sua-tun Kiong-thian Temple”
- Address: 白東 8, 白東里, 苗栗縣, 通霄鎮, 台灣省 35742
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baishatun Wuyung Temple and Baishatun railway station.
Baishatun Wuyung Temple
Place of worship
Photo: 雲角, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baishatun Wuyung Temple is a place of worship, which is situated 150 metres south of Gongtian Temple.
Baishatun railway station
Railway station
Photo: SElefant, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baishatun is a railway station on Taiwan Railway West Coast line located in Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. Baishatun railway station is situated 740 metres south of Gongtian Temple.
Hsin-pu Station
Railway station
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Xinpu is a railway station on Taiwan Railway West Coast line located in Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan, since 11 October 1922. Hsin-pu Station is situated 3½ km south of Gongtian Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xihu and Tongxiao.
Xihu
Town
Xihu Township is a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan. Xihu is situated 5 km east of Gongtian Temple.
Tongxiao
Town
Photo: Shxpeng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tongxiao Township is an urban township in southern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east. Tongxiao is situated 9 km south of Gongtian Temple.
Houlong
Town
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Houlong Township is an urban township in western Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is bordered by the Taiwan Strait on the west and Zaoqiao Township on the east. It lies at the mouth of the Houlong River. Miaoli HSR station is located in Houlong. Houlong is situated 10 km northeast of Gongtian Temple.
Gongtian Temple
- Categories: temple of Mazu, organization, building, and religion
- Location: Baidong Village, Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan, Central Taiwan, Taiwan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.57143° or 24° 34′ 17″ northLongitude
120.70922° or 120° 42′ 33″ eastOpen location code
7QP2HPC5+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 557132353OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q15913457
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Min Nan Chinese—“Gongtian Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Pe̍h-soa-tūn Kióng-thian-kiong”
- Chinese: “拱天宫”
- Chinese: “拱天宮”
- Chinese: “白沙墩拱天宮”
- Chinese: “白沙屯拱天宫”
- Chinese: “白沙屯拱天宮”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Pe̍h-soa-tūn Kióng-thian-kiong”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Pe̍h-sua-tūn Kióng-thian-kiong”
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