Luminous Hall

Penghu Attractions

靈光殿

Zhu Fu Wang Ye was a native of Kinmen, Fujian during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. After passing the provincial examination, he returned home with Qiu and Yu to pay respects to their ancestors. Unfortunately, he met with a typhoon during the journey and lost his life; his body drifted to the seaside of the village, where locals retrieved it and buried it on the left side of the temple. The three deities frequently showed their divine power, protecting the villagers with virtue, while Qiu and Yu were elevated to godhood elsewhere, and Zhu Fu remained honored in the village, now referred to as Zhu Fu Wang Ye.

Address：No. 7, Lane 35, Wenguang Road, Guangrong Village, Magong City, Penghu County

Luminous Hall Introduction

Located in Guangrong Village, Lingguang Temple, commonly known as "Huoshaoping Temple," has a legend regarding its establishment. Around the late Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty, the people of Huoshaoping discovered three drowned corpses by the seaside and buried them at the site of the current Lingguang Temple. Since then, any residents who sought help were met with great efficacy, leading to the veneration of "Zhu Ling Gong." During the Japanese colonial period, eight villagers discussed sculpting a golden statue for Zhu Ling Gong, but this was not realized. In Showa 4 (1929), Chen Jiangcheng established a prayer hall called "Huaxin She Yishantang" in his home. After Zhu Ling Gong was repeatedly promoted by the Jade Emperor to the title of Wang Ye, in Showa 7 (1932), the deity indicated that the time to build a temple had come. Consequently, the villagers worked together to raise funds, and the new temple was named "Ziling," primarily enshrining Zhu Fu Wang Ye and also housing the deity Guangsheng Emperor. By Showa 9 (1934), the temple felt that the name "Ziling Dian" was somewhat incongruous compared to other neighborhood temples, so it was changed to "Lingguang Dian," a name that has been used ever since. Source: National Cultural Memory Bank - Lingguang Temple Appearance in the Ren Shen Year (Showa 7)