Shi Guan Yin Ji Xian Temple — In the Japanese colonial era, two years before the Republic of China, camphor trees naturally grew in Wucheng and Xinxing villages. They were of excellent quality, and the Japanese valued camphor oil. The employees who produced camphor oil were called 'Nao Ding'.

Shi Guan Yin Ji Xian Temple. In the Japanese colonial era, two years before the Republic of China, camphor trees naturally grew in Wucheng and Xinxing villages. They were of excellent quality, and the Japanese valued camphor oil. The employees who produced camphor oil were called 'Nao Ding'. In the Japanese colonial era, two years before the Republic of China, camphor trees naturally grew in Wucheng and Xinxing villages. They were of excellent quality, and the Japanese valued camphor oil. The employees who produced camphor oil were called 'Nao Ding'. While transporting camphor, one 'Nao Ding' suddenly experienced severe abdominal pain and fainted at this location after a meal. A worker, seeing a trickle of water under a rock nearby, quickly fetched the water for him to drink. His abdominal pain completely subsided, and he felt invigorated. Three years later, on the Dragon Boat Festival in May of the first year of the Republic of China, dark clouds gathered, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain. The mountains collapsed and cracked, revealing seven stone lotus flowers. The next day, porters from Jiji saw this and immediately spread the word, bringing dozens of 'Nao Ding' to visit. Subsequently, a renowned local geomancer named the site 'Guanyin Seated on a Lotus'. The 'Nao Ding' were immediately convened for a meeting to build a temple. In the second year of the Republic of China, a wooden Guanyin temple was constructed, named Ji Xian Temple, dedicated to the Stone Guanyin Buddha Mother Bodhisattva. Later, a railway was built opposite the temple, with hand-pushed light rail cars, making transportation convenient. Suddenly, a widespread epidemic of fever and chills occurred, causing pale complexions and weak limbs. The Guanyin Buddha Mother of Ji Xian Temple manifested her divine power, appearing in dreams to bless devotees, urging them to fetch the clear water. Between the 32nd and 34th years of the Republic of China, American planes bombed the Daguan Power Plant, with bombings occurring every three to five days, causing distress and anxiety among the populace. The Guanyin Buddha Mother of Ji Xian Temple displayed great spiritual power, manifesting to save the people inside and outside the area. Address: 南投縣水里鄉帝君巷36號 Hours: 00:00–23:59 Nantou