Xiyuan Road_Buddha Supplies Street. Imagine early Taiwan, when people from Fujian's southern Minnan region crossed the Taiwan Strait to settle here. Leaving their homes and families behind, they faced an unknown, strange, and thorny new world. Their only spiritual reliance was on their ancestral spirits and deities from their homeland. Imagine early Taiwan, when people from Fujian's southern Minnan region crossed the Taiwan Strait to settle here. Leaving their homes and families behind, they faced an unknown, strange, and thorny new world. Their only spiritual reliance was on their ancestral spirits and deities from their homeland. The immigrants, using the religious rituals of their hometowns, purchased Buddha statues to materialize the deities in their hearts, thus beginning the history of Buddha statue carving development in Taiwan on Xiyuan Road, next to Longshan Temple. From the intersection of Guangzhou Street to the intersection of Guilin Street, near Longshan Temple, the short stretch of Xiyuan Road Section 1 is Taiwan's most famous Buddha supplies street. There are a total of 20 Buddha supply stores on both sides, including a century-old establishment founded as early as 1895, and many other stores passed down through generations. Longshan Temple was a significant contributor to the concentration of Buddha statue carving businesses on Xiyuan Road. As people's lives gradually became more prosperous and their faith in deities deepened, temples increased, making it more common to invite deities home for worship. These factors created the clustering effect of the Buddha supplies street. In addition to deity statues, other related items such as altars, incense burners, and lamps are also essential items in Buddha supply stores, collectively writing a brilliant chapter for Xiyuan Street's Buddha supplies.
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