Shakou Wanxing Temple Introduction
The temple was built during the Yongzheng period of the Qing dynasty, making it nearly three hundred years old with a long history. In the ninth year of Yongzheng, during the Dajia Xishe indigenous uprising, the chief officer Pan Dunzai led his sons Shiwan and Shixing, along with interpreter Zhang Dajing, to successfully quell the uprising by mobilizing strong young men. In the eleventh year of Yongzheng, Zhang Dajing, along with Shiwan and Shixing, traveled to the capital to receive commendations and were granted ceremonial robes (which are still kept by the Zhang family). On their return to Taiwan, feeling grateful for the blessings of the Heavenly Mother, they specifically went to the Meizhou Mazu Temple to respectfully invite the divine spirit of the Heavenly Mother, which was then enshrined at the site in Xugang's Nawan Zhanjiao (named for the construction of the temple, which required glazed tiles and bricks, thus a kiln was built to produce tiles, leading to the name 'Zhanjiao'). Due to the inadequate geographical conditions, the temple was later relocated to its current site. The origin of Wanxing Temple is said to derive from the names Shiwan and Shixing. The area was previously a thoroughfare for the major pardon of Anli, and after Han Chinese began settling the land, it was named Wanxing Village. Source of the text and images: Wanxing Temple, Xikou, Shenkang, Taichung.
