保安宮 Pao-an Temple
台北市大同區哈密街61號
886 (02) 2595-1676
admission: free
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保安宮 Pao-an Temple is by far the best temple I have visited in Taipei. It had such beautiful design, painting & carvings in the building. People do go there for a certain purpose & is one of the leading religious places.
Upon entering, you will be able to see a guide on how to go around 保安宮 Pao-an Temple. It will tell you where to visit first and which spirit to worship.
Construction of the taoist temple started in 1805 and took 25 long years to be built. Emperor Pao-Shen is the focus of worship at 保安宮 Pao-an Temple. He was a popular & highly skilled doctor when he was still alive. People go to 保安宮 Pao-an Temple to seek for good health.
Other notables are the ff.:
Open-mouthed lions as a sign of good governance & rule of law. There were 2 of them by the way, a male & a female.
The goddess of birth that reside in the bell tower has 12 female aides that help assist childbirth during a given month. This is very popular for pregnant women.
More pictures here.
