Tainan Longshan Temple

　　The predecessor of Tainan Longshan Temple was a thatched hut made of incense ash bags built during the Ming-Zheng period to enshrine Guanyin Bodhisattva. By the 54th year of the Kangxi Emperor’s reign (1715), devotees formally constructed a Guanyin Hall using ancient stone outside the eastern gate and sculpted a statue of Guanyin. Later, in the 43rd year of the Qianlong Emperor’s reign (1778), Jiang Yuan-shu, the Taiwan governor, allocated funds for its reconstruction. Eleven years later (1789), under the leadership of the gentry Wang Gongzhao, another renovation took place. Since then, Tainan Longshan Temple underwent multiple repairs in the 23rd year of the Daoguang era (1843), the 10th year of the Tongzhi era (1871), and the 10th year of the Guangxu era (1884). It was eventually rebuilt at its current location during the Japanese colonial period by Xu Xuanqi, Xu Chaocheng, Cai Tianfu, Liu Wang, and others, and has been preserved to this day.

　　The present-day Tainan Longshan Temple is a three-story reinforced concrete building. Its roof features a hip-and-gable design with upturned eaves mimicking the “reversed eaves lifting sunlight” style, using modern glazed tiles. The first floor houses the Guanyin Hall, the second floor the Mahavira Hall, and the third floor the Great Compassion Hall, where the Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Guanyin Bodhisattva is enshrined. Although the temple is not a Qing Dynasty structure, it still retains some ancient Qing inscribed plaques and other cultural relics, which are a major attraction for visitors.

　　Tainan Longshan Temple Reason to visit: One of the most famous attractions in Tainan