Kuanxi Taihe Temple Introduction
The Guansi area was originally inhabited by indigenous peoples before the Han Chinese began to settle. The development of the Guansi district began around the 58th year of the Qianlong period (1793) by Chen Zhiren from Quanzhou, who formed the "Lianjisheng" settlement. At that time, the Guansi area was known as "Meilizhuang." Later, the Lianjisheng settlement was abandoned during the Jiaqing period due to attacks from the Tayan people, and the settlement work was taken over by Wei Aguai. After Wei Aguai took over the development of the area, he established a public granary during the Jiaqing period for tax collection and renamed the area to "Xinxingzhuang." In the 25th year of Jiaqing (1820), Wei Aguai's five sons formed the "Weishouzhong" association to succeed his position as land developer, and in the 3rd year of Daoguang (1823), they renamed "Xinxingzhuang" to "Xiancaiweng," which later came to be known as "Xiancai Feng" or "Xiancai Peng," with "Xiancai Peng" being the final adopted name. Guansi Taihe Temple, also known as the Sanjie Temple, is dedicated to the San Guan Da Di. It was founded around the 17th year of the Jiaqing period (1812) by the local settler Wei Aguai, with the original site located in Fuxingzhuang. During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, it was relocated to the vicinity of the current Guansi police station through the efforts of Huang Tai San and Huang Tai Gui, and was initially occupied by the Zhubei Second Fort Office during the early Japanese colonial period, later being burned down by the Japanese. In the 33rd year of the Meiji era (1900), Luo Biyu, Chen Chunlong, and others initiated the reconstruction, moving the temple to its current front location and renaming it to Taihe Temple. In the 4th year of the Showa era (1929), Luo Biyu, Huang Deyang, and others once again led the relocation to the present site, officially completing the construction in the 6th year of Showa. In the 58th year of the Republic of China, the temple underwent renovations, resulting in the current appearance of the temple.
