Tzŭ Fèng Temple. During the Yongli reign of the Ming Dynasty, a monk who worshipped Mazu arrived from Fujian across the sea to A-hou (present-day Pingtung City). Initially, the Mazu statue was temporarily placed. During the Yongli reign of the Ming Dynasty, a monk who worshipped Mazu arrived from Fujian across the sea to A-hou (present-day Pingtung City). Initially, the Mazu statue was temporarily placed in the government office for devout worship. However, what puzzled everyone was that every midnight, a flashing red light would appear. At first, people couldn't understand the meaning of the red light. After some time, they finally realized that this was a manifestation of Mazu's divine power, and thus they decided to build a temple to worship her. This is the distant cause for the construction of Tzŭ Fèng Temple starting in 1737 (the 2nd year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty), and it is also a miraculous story that has been passed down among believers for a long time. In the more than two hundred years since its founding, Tzŭ Fèng Temple experienced a severe fire in 1983, which almost completely destroyed the front and back halls due to an electrical short circuit. However, what reassured and amazed the believers was that the deities enshrined in the temple were unharmed. After this fire disaster, a large-scale reconstruction project lasting fifteen years was immediately launched, which led to the current appearance of Tzŭ Fèng Temple. Above the roof where the "Tzŭ Fèng Temple" plaque hangs, one can immediately see the sumptuously decorated Koji pottery art, with lifelike figures and various colored dragons and beasts. The caisson ceiling above the main hall is made of layers of golden painted dougong, which is not only magnificent but also exceptionally grand. There are also many historical relics within the temple that are over a hundred years old, such as
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