Tudi Gong Temple Introduction
Fude Temple is the faith center of the Dingbanzai settlement, nicknamed "the dumbest Tudi Gong temple in Taiwan" due to its location. The temple lacks an idol, with only a stone tablet inscribed with "Fude Zhengshen," indicating its ancient origins. The octagonal prisms in the Chaozhou style and the "Hua Tai" (to give birth) in the shape resembling a high chair behind the temple reveal the Hakka heritage of the ancestors. Although small, the temple is composed of six large stones sculpted in one piece, and the rain shelter design is a classic work of Tudi Gong temples. The Tudi Gong temple made of stone is a testament to Dingbanzai, also known as the "stone settlement."
