The Jade Emperor was sitting between yellow lanterns, which are not seen in Japan
After filling my stomach with Baozis, I was walking toward what is probably the most famous temple in Kaohsiung. In Taiwan, Google Maps is available, just as it is in Japan, so I followed the directions. While taking a cab or Uber is a good way to get around quickly, walking around an unfamiliar city on your own is fun. Sometimes you come across something unexpected, and sometimes you come across something interesting, even if it is not unexpected.
This time, what I encountered was not unexpected. It was a Chinese temple called Donglong Temple. In Taiwan, there are many temples throughout the city. In addition, so many gods are enshrined in each temple that one might think there are more gods than living people. In this sense, there is no special feeling of luck when one encounters a temple while walking in Kaohsiung. It is just a feeling that it will happen again.
However, I still enter the temple. Whenever I find a Chinese temple while walking in Kaohsiung, I enter it. I want to worship the god who sits in a temple that looks like a multi-story building, surrounded by houses. Taiwanese temples are lavishly decorated and are a different kind of Shinto sanctuary from Japanese shrines and temples. Here at the Donglong Temple, yellow lanterns, which are rarely seen in Japan, were displayed, and the de facto supreme deity of Chinese Taoism, Jade Emperor, was enshrined on an altar decorated with wooden carvings.
| Aug 2024 IN THE CITY TAIWAN | |
| ALTAR DEITY INCENSE STICK KAOSHIUNG LANTERN TEMPLE YELLOW |
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PHOTO DATA
No
12634
Shooting Date
Mar 2024
Posted On
August 21, 2024
Place
Kaoshiung, Taiwan
Genre
Street Photography
Camera
SONY ALPHA 7R V
Lens
ZEISS BATIS 2/40 CF
