Lingguang Temple Introduction
Located in the Guangrong Village, the Lingguang Temple, commonly known as "Huoshaoping Temple," has a legend associated with its founding. Around the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the people of Huoshaoping discovered three drowned bodies by the sea and buried them at the site of the current Lingguang Temple. Since then, the local residents found their requests for assistance to be very effective, leading to the deity being revered as "Zhu Ling Gong." During the Japanese rule, there was an unsuccessful attempt by eight villagers to create a statue of Zhu Ling Gong. In the 4th year of the Showa era (1929), Chen Jiangcheng, a local leader, established the "Huaxin She Yi Shantang" at his home. After Zhu Ling Gong was repeatedly elevated to a king by the Jade Emperor, in the 7th year of the Showa era (1932), the deity indicated that it was time to build a temple. Subsequently, the villagers raised funds, and the new temple was named "Ziling," primarily enshrining King Zhu Fu while also housing the Holy Emperor. By the 9th year of the Showa era (1934), the temple administration felt that the name "Ziling Temple" was somewhat out of place compared to other neighborhood temples, so it was renamed "Lingguang Temple," which has been used ever since. Source: National Cultural Memory Bank - Lingguang Temple Appearance (Showa 7)
Lingguang Temple
