Xiyuan Road_Buddhist Supplies Street. Recalling the early days of Taiwan, when people from Fujian's Minnan region crossed the Taiwan Strait to settle here. Leaving their homes and families, they faced an unknown, unfamiliar, and thorny new world. The only. Recalling the early days of Taiwan, when people from Fujian's Minnan region crossed the Taiwan Strait to settle here. Leaving their homes and families, they faced an unknown, unfamiliar, and thorny new world. The only spiritual reliance was on their ancestral spirits and deities from their homeland. Immigrants materialized the gods in their hearts by purchasing Buddha statues according to their hometown's religious rituals, thus beginning the history of Buddha statue carving in Taiwan along Section 1 of Xiyuan Road, next to Longshan Temple. From the intersection of Guangzhou Street to the intersection of Guilin Street, near Longshan Temple, the short Section 1 of Xiyuan Road is the most famous Buddhist supplies street in all of Taiwan. There are a total of 20 Buddhist supply stores on both sides, including a century-old establishment founded in 1895, and many other stores passed down through generations. Longshan Temple was a significant catalyst for the concentration of the Buddha statue carving industry on Xiyuan Road. As living standards gradually improved and faith in deities deepened, temples increased, making it more common to invite deities home for worship. These factors created the clustering effect of the Buddhist supplies street. In addition to deity statues, other related items such as altars, incense burners, and lamps are also indispensable items in Buddhist supply stores, collectively writing a brilliant chapter for Xiyuan Street's Buddhist supplies.
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