Thick columns filled with blessed lights were erected in front of the altar in the Wenfu Temple

No matter how many times I visit Taiwan, I always wonder why temples in Taiwan are so extravagantly decorated. Coming from Japan, where it is not common for shrines and temples to be lit up, every day in Taiwan is like a party night. From the entrance to the temple, there is a large electronic bulletin board with messages of thanksgiving or messages, whatever the case may be, playing at all hours of the day. The same was true of the Wenwu Temple I visited in Kaohsiung. Even after the city was dark, the Taoist temple, whose main deity is Guan Yu, shone like a nightless fortress.

It was a weekday night, so as expected, there were few worshippers. Considering that the gods are enshrined here and there on each floor, one would have thought that there were more gods than worshippers, but the inside of the temple shone brightly. The large column in front of the altar was covered with blessing lights and shone brightly. Looking at all these shining temples, I wondered if the Taiwanese gods were not pleased with the shadows.

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