Huai-Chung Temple Introduction
Main Deity: Eighteen Faithfuls Historical Development: The Huai Zhong Shrine is a county-designated historic site, established during the Qing Dynasty's Yongzheng period. In the spring of the tenth year of the Yongzheng reign (1732), the Plains Indigenous peoples of Dajia Xi took up arms to resist Qing rule and besieged the county seat. The county’s military commander, Lu Ruilin, led troops to quell the uprising. At that time, the Tamsui county magistrate, Zhang Hongzhang, was patrolling the villages with local militia and was mistakenly attacked by indigenous armed groups due to suspicions against him. The Asu community was primarily populated by Cantonese immigrants who cultivated the land. Upon hearing that the magistrate was besieged, the villagers rallied together to repel the Plains Indigenous groups, allowing Zhang to escape, but it took four months to restore order.
Huaizhong Temple
