Taipei Tianhou Temple is a Mazu temple on Chengdu Road in Ximending, surrounded by the shops and movement of the modern district. Its long history and continuing ceremonies make it a living sacred place woven into the neighborhood’s changing streetscape.
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From Chengdu Road, the temple’s entrance opens onto a more intimate world of incense, altars, and prayer. Taipei Tianhou Temple was built in 1746 and is dedicated primarily to Mazu, the sea goddess whose protection has long mattered to communities shaped by migration and maritime travel.
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- Taipei Tianhou Temple was built in 1746.
- Its primary deity is Mazu.
- The temple stands on Chengdu Road in Ximending.
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