Madou Daitian Temple

The Madou Daitian Temple or Temple of the Heavenly Viceroys is a temple in Nanshi Village, Madou District, Tainan, Taiwan.

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History

The temple was originally constructed in the 17thcentury as the Baoning Temple. After an earthquake, the temple was relocated to another place and renamed Bao'an Temple. In 1955, the temple was rebuilt and renamed Madou Daitian Temple. The construction took around 10years to be completed.

Architecture

The temple was designed with sculptures and paintings over an area of 3hectares. The roof is covered with tiles. It is constructed with Quanzhou architectural style. In the backyard, there is a 76-meter long and 7-meter high Chinese dragon statue which was built in 1979. The dragon mouth forms a 5-meter diameter entrance to the tunnel stretched along the dragon body.