Shih Kung Shrine Introduction
The Shigong Temple, originally known as the Shijiangjun Temple, can be confirmed by the "Inscription of Shijiangjun Temple" to have been built as a shrine for General Shi Lang after he was granted the title of Marquis Jinghai, no later than the 35th year of the Kangxi era (1696). During the Daoguang era, the shrine was dedicated to the soldiers who died in service with Hai Ruian, hence it is no longer called the General's Temple but renamed Shigong Temple. After Japanese rule, the temple site (Maguangao East Street, now the location of the Penghu Hospital) was requisitioned in the 3rd year of the Taisho era (1914) to be developed into hospital premises, thus it was relocated along with the Haitan Pavilion to its current site on Central Street. The deity statue was initially placed in the kitchen of the Haitan standard bearers for worship, later rebuilt in that same year by the descendants of Shi Lang’s subordinates. Currently, it is recognized as a county (city) designated historical site under the Cultural Heritage Conservation Act.
