Shiding Wulu Caishen Temple Introduction
Wulu Caishen Temple is a pure Taoist temple where visitors come mainly to seek wealth. Its prosperity is especially notable due to its location facing a hill shaped remarkably like an ingot, known as Jinbao Mountain. Additionally, there are gold burners for burning joss paper, incense burners, and wealth-gathering containers, all modeled after the shape of ingots, making this temple one of the most auspicious places for wealth in Northern Taiwan. The architectural features of the Wulu Caishen Temple in Shiding are splendid and brilliant, with ingot motifs everywhere, from the columns to the gold burners and decorations. This temple honors five deities of wealth: Wu Caishen Zhao Gongming, the Wealth Messenger, Jinbao Tianzun, Nazhen Tianzun, and Li Shi Xianguan, catering to both legitimate income and windfall fortune seekers. Visiting during the Lunar New Year, guests can feel the golden glow and auspicious air within, which not only brings luck but allows them to share in the good fortune of the temple. For those looking to receive "wealth gold," simply toss divination blocks to reach a conclusion and register personal information at the altar to claim their wealth gold. Visitors can also exchange small change with the God of Wealth for lucky money. After the visit, one can stroll around Shenkeng Old Street to taste deep-fried stinky tofu, braised tofu, and tofu ice cream among other tofu dishes.
