Degao Cuo Shangdi Temple. Degao Cuo, originally called Zhugao Cuo, was named for its location on the summit of Kanting Mountain, where tall bamboo grew, appearing like towering bamboo poles. Degao Cuo, originally called Zhugao Cuo, was named for its location on the summit of Kanting Mountain, where tall bamboo grew, appearing like towering bamboo poles. During the Zheng dynasty's rule in Taiwan, this village had not yet been settled by Han Chinese. In Renhe Village, there was Xiwan to the south of Hutou Mountain and Dalin and other villages to the north. At the beginning of the Qing dynasty, Chen Yuanheng from Nan'an County, Quanzhou Prefecture, led a group to settle here, calling it Zhugao Cuo. Subsequently, settlers included the Chen family from Tong'an County, Quanzhou Prefecture; the Wang family from Nan'an County and Jinjiang County, Quanzhou Prefecture; the Liu and Lin families from Jinjiang County; and the Cai family from Longxi County, Zhangzhou Prefecture. Some settled directly, while others moved from elsewhere. The population gradually increased, but no temple was built. Deities were still worshipped at Xiwan Shangdi Temple. Some may have brought incense ashes of Shangdi Gong, or even carved statues for home worship, celebrating Shangdi Gong's birthday and ascension according to custom. In the 1770s, a plague raged, and household deities could not suppress it. The villagers then went to Xiwan, known as the Kan Jiao Temple, to invite the statue of Shangdi Gong into the village to eliminate the plague and disaster, which was eventually eradicated. After the incident, elder Chen Yuqiong proposed building a temple to worship Shangdi Gong. The temple was completed in 1791. Chen also donated an incense burner, inscribed with 'Xuan Tian Shang Di' on the front, and 'Renhe Village' on the left, and 'Degao Cuo' on the right, marking the beginning of the temple's construction.
Address: 臺南市東區德高里城東街28號
Hours: 00:00–23:59
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