Hukou Sanyuan Temple Introduction
Hukou Sanyuan Temple is the faith center of the old Hukou area, with a basic layout that includes the San Chuan Hall, corridor, left and right guardian halls, courtyard, main hall, and left and right side rooms. The temple is adjacent to the famous Hukou Old Street, which is one of the tourist attractions in the county. Inside the temple, deities such as San Guan Da Di, Mazu, Guanyin, Bo Gong, and Zhun Sheng Niang Niang are worshiped. In the year 2001, it was designated as a county-level historic site. The Hukou area attracted a large number of guest immigrants for reclamation around the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods of the Qing Dynasty, gradually forming scattered villages. Due to its location between the mountain area and the terrace, old Hukou became a community center and a distribution point for goods. In the 13th year of the Guangxu reign (1887), the railway between Keelung and Hsinchu began construction, and a station was established in old Hukou, bringing business opportunities after the railway was opened in the 19th year of Guangxu. This led to rapid commercial growth, turning it into a commercial hub. Sanyuan Temple was announced as a county-level historic site by the county government in 2001. Due to severe damage to the historic site from the 921 Earthquake, some walls cracked, and the roof leaked. The county government applied to the Ministry of the Interior for repair funds and obtained full funding from the 921 Community Reconstruction Renewal Fund for the restoration project. The restoration was entrusted to the architectural firm of Hsu Yu-Chien for design and supervision, which was completed by December of 2002, with construction starting in February 2003 and finishing in May 2005.
