Kyrie: Pestilence and faith in the salty area
Route Introduction
Nankunshen Temple - Daitianfu
Built in 1662, the temple was moved to its current location in 1817, completed in five years, and has been ever-expanding since 1923. The temp, dedicated to five Royal Lords—Li, Chi, Wu, Zhu, and Fan—or the so-called “Wufu Chiensui,” is known as the General Temple of Taiwan's Wang Ye (i.e. Royal Lords). During Ming and Qing dynasties, Taiwan was considered full of miasmas and epidemics for the Han people who crossed the sea, so the people were very religious to the deities, who could help drive away the plagues and punish on behalf of Heaven. The classification of religion in the Ming and Qing dynasties, unlike the official belief of “zheng shi” (official worshipping), Wufu Chiensui belief belongs to “yin shi” (local worshipping), which belongs to the local system of common people's everyday life, because it closely caters to the needs of life. It is prosperous and popular with worshippers, and the "national luck omen" drawn by the temple every lunar new year attracts a lot of attention.