Friday, May 12, 2006

Tien-Kung Miao: Pantheon of Universal Deities, Tainan, Taiwan

Deities like heaven, earth, mountains, rivers and sea, are ubiquitous in Taiwanese folk religion. There are many famous temples that worship deities of this character in Tainan.

Tien-Kung Miao, also known as Tien-Tan, is listed as Grade III Historical landmark. Build in 1854; the temple worships Yu-Huang Ta-Ti (Great jade Emperor) who is accompanied by gods and goddesses from Chinese pantheon.

http://www.premier.com.tw/Touring/UniversalDeities.htm


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