Dadaocheng Cisheng Temple Introduction
Dadaocheng Cisheng Temple, commonly known as Dadaocheng Mazu Temple, is dedicated to the Heavenly Holy Mother, also known as Mazu or Tianhou, the guardian deity of navigation. Along with Faju Temple and Xia Hai City God Temple, it is one of the three major temples in Dadaocheng. The couplet on the main gate reads: "The first gate opens to Guanyin Mountain, where thousands of boats gather at the Kuifu river's flow," highlighting the changes in the temple's location over time. Established in the fifth year of Tongzhi (1866), Cisheng Temple was originally located at the intersection of Xining North Road and Minsheng West Road, right in front of a trade ferry port and facing the Tamsui River flowing from south to north, with Guanyin Mountain in Bali extending across the temple's right front. In 1910, the Japanese government implemented urban redevelopment, demolishing the temple. Therefore, local residents from Tong'an raised funds to relocate it to its current site on Yanping North Road, reconstructing it using the original beams and stones. The reconstruction was completed in 1914, and the original appearance has been preserved to this day. (Source: Taipei Travel Net - Listen to the Stories of Temples)
