Dounan Shun'an Temple Introduction
Cai Po Ma, has been in Taiwan for over a hundred years. The Shun'an Temple in Dou Nan is dedicated to the worship of Mazu and was established in the early Qing Dynasty. During the Tongzhi period, led by Zeng Lao Da, residents from fifty-three villages relocated it to its present site. Many vendors near the temple sell pickled products such as preserved vegetables and sauerkraut, commonly referred to as Cai Po Ma. A procession for peace and prayer is held on the 21st day of the third lunar month, celebrating Mazu’s birthday. Established in 1736 (the first year of the Qing Dynasty's Qianlong period), the Mazu enshrined in the temple, "Sheng Er Ma of Meizhou," was brought from the Meizhou Tianhou Temple in Putian County, Fujian Province, by the ancestors of the prominent Chen family. A relief sculpture of the goddess is placed on the front wall of the 18-meter-high worshippers' building, equipped with projection lights that illuminate at night, enhancing its solemnity and making it a new landmark in Dou Nan that can be seen from afar. Image source: Hsueh Ying-chi / Photography. (Authorized photos are not to be reprinted.)
Shun'an Temple, Dou-Nan
