Wenxing Temple Introduction
Deity Worshiped: Qingshui Zhu Shi; Located in Weixin Village, formerly known as Zhuzi Port, this area is one of the earliest developed regions of Yong'an. In the tenth year of the Jiaqing era (1805), believers pooled their resources to construct the village temple - Wenxing Palace, dedicated to Qingshui Zhu Shi (the Black-Faced Ancestor), who is the second deity. Devotees refer to him as "Old Ancestor." The rear hall enshrines the Three Saints of the West (Amitabha, Guanyin, and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattvas), along with Manjushri and Samantabhadra Bodhisattvas. Despite erosion from wind and rain over the past two hundred years, the worn appearance of the temple hasn’t deterred pilgrims seeking blessings. During the Japanese occupation, villagers hid the statue to prevent it from being destroyed by the Japanese, but it fell into disrepair over the years and was rebuilt in 1978 after three years of construction. In 2004, both the front and rear halls were refurbished again. The door gods were created by the temple painting master Pan Lishui, and the temple also preserves the ancient plaque "Understanding Zen's Mysteries." Every year on the sixth day of the lunar calendar’s first month is the birthday of Qingshui Zhu Shi, and during the celebration from the fifth to the seventh day, approximately two hundred large tour buses and countless small vehicles come for worship. Most of the devotees come from the Dongshan District and Baihe District of Tainan City and the border area with Chiayi County. Additionally, a peace prayer ceremony is held every four or six years, where Qingshui Zhu Shi leads up to one hundred pilgrims, all of whom are vegetarian, on a seven-day and six-night walk to Biyun Temple to pay respects to their ancestors and pray for national stability and abundant harvests.
