County-Designated Historic Site Liu Xing Temple. Liu Xing Temple was founded by General Wang Delu. It is said to have close ties to Fengtian Temple in Xingang and Chaotian Temple in Beigang, all inheriting three Mazu statues from Bengang Tianhou Temple. Liu Xing Temple was founded by General Wang Delu. It is said to have close ties to Fengtian Temple in Xingang and Chaotian Temple in Beigang, all inheriting three Mazu statues from Bengang Tianhou Temple. Legend has it that in the second year of Jiaqing (1797), the Bengang River (now Xingang River) flooded, destroying the Bengang market street and the earliest Mazu temple in the Chiayi area, Bengang Tianhou Temple. The three Mazu statues originally enshrined in the temple were temporarily housed in a Tudigong (Earth God) temple before the completion of the new Xingang Fengtian Temple, advocated by General Wang Delu, in the 16th year of Jiaqing (1811). In the 6th year of Daoguang (1826), Xingang Fengtian Temple and Beigang Chaotian Temple vied to enshrine the Mazu statues. After mediation by General Wang Delu, the eldest Mazu statue was enshrined in Xingang Fengtian Temple, the second Mazu statue in Beigang Chaotian Temple, and the third Mazu statue was brought back by General Wang to be enshrined in his home in Xibei. Later, General Wang built a new temple to the left of his home (now No. 1, Lane 3, Xibei Village, Xingang Township), hoping for the prosperity of the six surrounding villages: Xibei, Yue Mei, Yuetan, Anhe, Houzhuozi, and Liudouzi. Thus, it was named 'Liu Xing Temple'. In 1906, the great Chiayi earthquake caused Liu Xing Temple to collapse and be destroyed. In the 3rd year of Taisho (1914), Wang Shunji, a descendant of Wang Delu, along with Jiang Jizhen, Li Wusha, and others, funded the reconstruction of Liu Xing Temple by renowned craftsman Chen Yingbin at the current location (No. 65, Xibei Village, Xingang Township). Later, in the Republic of China era...
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