Shiguan Yin Jixian Temple Introduction
In the second year before the Republic of China, during the Japanese occupation, the Wucheng Village and the Xinxing Village area had naturally growing camphor trees, which were of excellent quality. The Japanese placed great importance on camphor oil, and the workers producing the camphor products were called "Nao Ding". While transporting camphor, one Nao Ding suddenly experienced severe abdominal pain after a meal and fainted at this location. A worker, noticing a small amount of water under a rock, quickly fetched fresh water for him to drink. After drinking, the abdominal pain was completely relieved, and he felt revitalized. After three years, during the Dragon Boat Festival in May of the first year of the Republic of China, dark clouds covered the sky, and fierce winds and heavy rain caused landslides, revealing seven stone lotus flowers. The next day, porters from Jiji saw this and promptly spread the news, attracting around twenty to thirty Nao Ding to visit. Subsequently, a well-known local geographer, Mr. An, named the site "Avalokitesvara Lotus". The Nao Ding gathered for a meeting to plan the construction of a temple. In the second year of the Republic, a wooden Avalokitesvara temple was built, named Jixian Palace, housing the Stone Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Later, as a railroad was developed across the street using manual labor to push light trains, transportation became convenient, but an outbreak of cold and fever spread, leaving people pale and weak. The Avalokitesvara of Jixian Palace manifested great compassion, inspiring male and female devotees to fetch fresh water following dreams of her. Between the 32nd and 34th years of the Republic, American bombers continuously bombarded the Daguang Hydroelectric Power Plant, causing unrest among the people, as they lived in fear. The Avalokitesvara of Jixian Palace displayed her power, saving the local population during the bombings without any casualties. On October 25th in the 34th year of the Republic, Taiwan was unconditionally restored, and the people expressed their gratitude for the Bodhisattva's mercy in saving lives. In the 35th year of the Republic, gentlemen in the village collectively decided to rebuild the temple in brick. After the completion of the Minghu Pumped Storage Power Plant in the 71st year of the Republic, the road was widened to a two-lane road, improving transportation convenience.
