朝聖宮 - Mingjian Township

The pilgrimage palace on the roadside of Mingjian Township, the Virgin Mary in the sky, there is a lantern in front of the seat, the cockscomb flower, (supposedly begging male) Yuanzihua (begging female) Trying and hearing

Located in Xinjie Village, Mingjian Township, Nantou County, the Pilgrimage Palace is a towering shrine combining East and West, north and south. On the first floor of the main hall, the owner of the central hall worships Mazu in the town hall, and the 300-year-old "soft body" Mother Mother of Heaven, right The hall accompanies Zhusheng Empress, and the left hall is the God of Fude and Chenghuang, and the second floor is dedicated to the gods of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, the five-dipper star and the deity of Tai Sui Xingjun. The pilgrimage palace in Mingjian Township Xinjie, Nantou has a history of more than 300 years. The history of the palace originated in 1662. Chen Kaiji and Chen Chengye Kunzhong, who were engaged in charcoal burning and logging, asked the black flag of Our Lady of Heaven in Meizhou to worship in their own halls of the Fuxingzhuang tribe. After dozens of residents gathered in the famous Fuxing Street Village in Nantou, the villagers recognized that the enlightenment of Our Lady was remarkable and proposed to build a holy palace. So in 1704, he went to the holy island of Meizhou, Fujian to sculpt the statue of Mazu. "It is the name of the palace, and its incense has flourished ever since." In 1821, most of the Fuxing District was built by new immigrants from Fujian and opened shops. This area was renamed "Xinjie", so Xinjie Fuxing Palace was also commonly known as "Xinjie Mazu". In the 3rd year of Guangxu (1877), it was renamed "Philgrimage Palace" by the Yuyu Order, and it is still in use today. The original temple is divided into front and back halls. The former is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and the Shanjue Temple is dedicated to the Guanyin Buddha. As Shanjue Temple is gradually prospering, a new Shanjue Temple was built at No. 357, Zhangnan Road in 1972. In 1981, Zhangnan Road was widened due to the construction of the third line of Taiwan. This ancient temple had to be demolished and rebuilt. The prosperity of the incense attracted believers at home and abroad and benevolent people from all walks of life. They worked together to participate in the grand reconstruction for 3 years. The new temple was completed in 1984. It is a majestic temple with a combination of Chinese and Western styles of north and south, with a brand new look. Among them, there are also various antiquities in the temple Such as the "Enbo Guangbei" plaque in the Xianfeng year, the "Enzhou South and North" plaque in the Tongzhi year, the brown porcelain incense burner in the 3rd year of Guangxu (1877), and the wooden incense burner in the 17th year of Guangxu (1891).