Shekou Wanxing Temple Introduction
The temple was built during the Qing Dynasty's Yongzheng period and has a history of nearly three hundred years. In the ninth year of Yongzheng, during the Dajia Western Society indigenous uprising, the chief official Pan Dun-tai led his sons Shi-wan and Shi-xing, along with interpreter Zhang Da-jing, to successfully quell the uprising. In the eleventh year of Yongzheng, Zhang Da-jing took Shi-wan and Shi-xing to the capital to receive awards, receiving a dragon robe (currently preserved by the Zhang family). Upon returning to Taiwan, feeling grateful for the blessings of the Holy Mother, they specially visited Meizhou Mazu Temple to respectfully invite the spirit of the Celestial Holy Mother and enshrined it at the southern Wazhan-jiao in Shengang (the area was named Wazhan-jiao as bricks and tiles were needed for building the temple, thus a kiln was specially built to fire tiles). Later, due to poor geographical conditions, the temple was relocated to its current site. The origin of Wanxing Temple is said to derive from Shi-wan and Shi-xing, while the nearby Shekou was once the entrance and exit for the amnesty at Anli. After Han settlers arrived, this area was referred to as Wanxing Village, which gave the temple its name.
