Ling Guang Temple Introduction
Located in Guangrong Village, Lingguang Temple, commonly known as "Huoshaoping Temple," has a legend associated with its founding. During the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, people from Huoshaoping discovered three drowned bodies by the sea and buried them at the site of the present Lingguang Temple. Since then, residents found their requests for help to be very effective, leading to the deity being revered as "Zhu Ling Gong." During the Japanese occupation, a group of eight villagers attempted to sculpt a golden statue of Zhu Ling Gong but were unsuccessful. In 1929, Chen Jiangcheng established the Luantang "Huaxinshe Yishan Hall" at his home, and after Zhu Ling Gong was promoted to King by the Jade Emperor, in 1932, the deity indicated that it was time to build a temple. The villagers gathered funds and named the new temple "Ziling," primarily worshipping King Zhu Fu, along with the accompanying deity Sheng Dijun. By 1934, the temple authorities felt that the name "Ziling Temple" sounded somewhat out of place compared to other local temples, thus it was renamed "Lingguang Temple," a name that has been used to this day. Source: National Cultural Memory Bank Collection System - Lingguang Temple Appearance in the Year of the Monkey (Showa 7).
Ling Guang Temple
