Jihsi Temple Introduction
The temple was established on the land known as "Pa-Zaigang," where there originally stood a temple dedicated to Guanyin, called "Tongshan Temple." In the 17th year of the Republic of China, a local devotee named Huang Ahai, due to his practice of oracle and spirit writing, added the worship of three deities: Guansheng Dijun, Fuyou Dijun, and Siming Zhenjun, to Tongshan Temple. Huang then began to perform oracle rituals at the temple to help guide and bless the community, gradually turning it into a refuge for believers seeking answers, remedies for ailments, and assistance, with countless miraculous occurrences. In the 24th year of the Republic of China, Tongshan Temple was destroyed in the Taiwan earthquake, collapsing entirely. During this time, the villagers were also affected by the disaster and were preoccupied with their own hardships. Fearing the deities would lack a proper place to reside, they temporarily placed the statue of Guanyin in a makeshift tent and moved Guansheng Dijun and the other two deities to Huang Ahai's residence for continued worship to help the community. From then on, the three deities permanently resided at Huang's home, where a new spirit hall was established to manifest their divine power for the protection of the community. Guansheng Dijun personally named the hall "Ji Shi," emphasizing the hall's primary purpose of helping the world, securing peace for the people, and alleviating disasters and hardships.
