Houpuzhuger Temple Introduction
The Wumiao, also known as Neiwumiao, was originally a Guan Di temple. After the establishment of the Republic of China, the temple was expanded to include the worship of the deity Yue Wumu, following the examples of many martial temples across Taiwan. In 1926, there was a movement throughout Taiwan to eliminate superstitions, and the deities in the temple were once destroyed. After the military forces stationed in Kinmen in 1949, the temple served as an office for the military government and the wartime administrative commission for resource supply and tax collection. In 1984, it was reclaimed and renovated by the temple authorities, and it was rebuilt to its current form in 1987. The couplets are as follows: Main Entrance Couplets: "To be scholarly and martial, may the illustrious name be eternally recorded on bamboo and silk; To be sacred and divine, may the righteous and brave endure through the ages." Inner Column Couplets One: "Returning from Hebei in drunken rage, vanquishing Cao Cao's six generals; Attending a feast in Jiangnan, laughing heartily, Lu Su drinks three cups." Inner Column Couplets Two: "Past events are clear, spread for millions of generations throughout the universe; Loyal and devoted for hundreds of years, still remaining in the world." Inner Column Couplets Three: "On a clear night reading The Spring and Autumn Annals, a single candlelight shines bright through ages; A lone boat representing Wu and Wei, the lofty spirit spans across heaven and earth."
