Shibawang Temple Introduction
The full name of Shiba Wang Gong Temple is Qianhua Shiba Wang Gong Shrine. Qianhua refers to Qianhua Village in Shimen District, which the locals call Ali Pang. For a long time, the Shiba Wang Gong Temple has been very popular among worshippers. It is said that during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, a sailing ship carrying 17 Fuzhou merchants and a dog met with a tragic accident and capsized while en route to Mount Putuo in Zhejiang. The ship drifted to Qianhua Village in Shimen, where everyone on board drowned, except for the dog, which was lucky enough to survive. A resident with the surname Lian discovered the dog and buried it at the foot of the mountain. Seeing that its owner had perished, the dog also died soon after, and the residents buried it alongside the merchants. Over time, during festivals, local residents would come to incense and pay respects, and eventually, they began worshipping the deity as Shiba Wang Gong.
