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Gushan Daitian Temple

Coordinates: 22°37′21.4″N 120°16′15.9″E / 22.622611°N 120.271083°E / 22.622611; 120.271083
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Gushan Daitian Temple
鼓山代天宮
Location
LocationGushan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Gushan Daitian Temple is located in Kaohsiung
Gushan Daitian Temple
Shown within Kaohsiung
Geographic coordinates22°37′21.4″N 120°16′15.9″E / 22.622611°N 120.271083°E / 22.622611; 120.271083
Architecture
Typetemple
Completed1951

The Gushan Daitian Temple (Chinese: 鼓山代天宮; pinyin: Gǔshān Dàitiān Gōng) or Hamasen Temple is a temple in Hamasen, Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

History

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The temple was built in 1951 at the original location of Shuangye Elementary School, which was also the former site of the Kaohsiung City Government office.[1][clarification needed]

Architecture

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The temple was built in traditional Fujian architectural style with East Asian hip-and-gable roofs. The temple building has three entrances, a front worship hall, a main hall, a rear hall and wings on both sides. The archway of the temple is in Northern Chinese architectural style and the wing rooms in Southern Chinese style.[1] It features a museum which showcases works by master painter Pan Lishui (traditional Chinese: 潘麗水; simplified Chinese: 潘丽水; pinyin: Pān Lìshuǐ).[2]

Transportation

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The temple is accessible within walking distance west of Sizihwan Station and Hamasen Station of the Kaohsiung MRT.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Architechture [sic] 054:Daitian Temple". Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Daitian Temple". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 25 November 2021.