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Zhenbei Temple

Zhenbei Temple, Taoist temple in Beihu Village, Taiwan.

Zhenbei Temple is a Taoist shrine in Beihu Village featuring curved roofs, stone lanterns, and intricate carved details throughout its walls and structures. The complex displays traditional architectural features with painted surfaces that reflect religious craftsmanship.

The City God was originally worshipped privately by Wang Qian of the Wang family's second branch in Beishewei and became a public temple around the 1860s after manifestations. In 1916 nine men bought the present site from Dong Xia, and the temple was completed in 1917. After postwar disrepair, Wang Zongcheng raised funds in 1956 and renovation finished in April 1957, when three Xuantian Shangdi statues led to the name Xuanhuang Gong. A management committee formed in 1979, and in 1984 the name was changed to Zhenbei Gong; reconstruction began on 18 February 1984 and was completed on 31 March 1988, with consecration on 2 April 1988.

The temple's name, Zhenbei Gong, dates from 1984, when the management committee replaced the earlier Xuanhuang Gong. Its affiliated shijiajiang troupe, Huangyi Tang, venerates the Nine Heavens Thousand Eyes Ancient Holy Buddha, possibly brought from Gongyi Tang. A lion formation and a Songjiang formation of the Jiqunxuan system also belong to the temple.

Zhenbei Temple stands in Beihu Village in Chiayi City's West District, at the coordinates 23.49290, 120.42285, not on any mountain. The 1916 land purchase and 1917 completion fixed the site, and the 1984–1988 reconstruction kept it there. Visitors reach it by road within the city, and the temple is open daily from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm with free admission.

The temple's martial formation, the Shijiajiang troupe "Huangyi Tang", venerates the "Nine Heavens and Thousand Eyes Ancient Holy Buddha", possibly brought from Gongyi Tang. The temple also keeps a lion formation and a Songjiang formation of the Jiqunxuan system, which perform at local religious festivals.

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嘉義市西區北湖里北社尾路702之1號
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