Peitian Temple — Peitian Temple was founded in the 26th year of Kangxi. It is said that Lin Ma, a resident of Ban Yue Zhuang in Dongshi, was a devout Mazu worshiper. Every year, he would travel far to Mazu temples in other places to worship. Because the journey was very difficult, this year he decided to bring back a Mazu statue from Meizhou to worship at home.

Peitian Temple. Peitian Temple was founded in the 26th year of Kangxi. It is said that Lin Ma, a resident of Ban Yue Zhuang in Dongshi, was a devout Mazu worshiper. Every year, he would travel far to Mazu temples in other places to worship. Because the journey was very difficult, this year he decided to bring back a Mazu statue from Meizhou to worship at home. Peitian Temple was founded in the 26th year of Kangxi. It is said that Lin Ma, a resident of Ban Yue Zhuang in Dongshi, was a devout Mazu worshiper. Every year, he would travel far to Mazu temples in other places to worship. Because the journey was very difficult, this year he decided to bring back a Mazu statue from Meizhou to worship at home. On his way back with the statue, Lin Ma passed a tea stall under a hackberry tree on the south bank of Puzi River and stopped to rest. When nearby residents learned of this, they asked him to stay for a few days so that people could worship Mazu. However, a few days later, when Lin Ma wanted to set off for home, the statue became heavy and could not be moved. After casting divination blocks, the deity indicated that it would forever guard this place. So, the people immediately built a small temple for worship. Coincidentally, there was a hackberry tree next to the temple, so it was named "Poshu Gong" (Hackberry Tree Temple). Later, the settlement developed outwards with this temple as its center, so Puzi was formerly known as "Puzijiao," which was named after this. "Poshu Gong" was later renamed "Peitian Temple." The reasons for the renaming are varied, but according to the more credible explanation: when the renovation project was completed in the 4th year of Tongzhi (1865), the temple directors renamed the temple with the meaning of "enjoying eternal incense and contributing to the creation of heaven and earth." Due to its flourishing incense, Peitian Temple has undergone continuous renovations over the years. The earliest expansion of the central hall and worship hall was in the 54th year of Kangxi. From Qianlong, Jiaqing, to Tongzhi, renovations were carried out approximately every half-century. This continued into the Japanese colonial period. Address: 嘉義縣朴子市嘉義縣朴子市開元路118號 Hours: 00:00–23:59 Chiayi County