Taiwan Religious Culture Map

Built in the 10th year of Xianfeng Emperor's reign in the Qing era (1860 CE), the Jiying Temple in Jingmei is dedicated to the Loyal Pair (Wang Gong and Baoyi Zunwang). At the end of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing era, three families (Kao, Chang, and Lin) crossed the ocean to settle in Taiwan, bringing with them the worship of the Loyal Pair. Their descendants went on to establish different temples honoring the deities. The Jiying Temple in Jingmei was built by the Kao Family. Enshrined in the temple is a statue of Baoyi Zunwang brought over from the Jiying Temple in Daping, a township in Anxi, Fujian. Jiying Temple has great significance and value, being the center of faith for Anxi immigrants in the Jingmei area and reflecting the history of Anxi settlers and the development of Jingmei. The Jiying Temple in Jingmei was moved to its current location in the 6th year of Tongzhi Emperor's reign in the Qing era (1867 CE). The temple has been renovated three times to this day, and has a typical layout of two halls, two hallways, and two side wings, with orderly and symmetrical columns that form a clear-cut structure. The building itself is exquisite and elegant. The swallowtail eaves on the roof and jiannian (artistic figures created from gluing together broken pieces of ceramics and glass) of plants and characters on the sloping ridges were crafted with impressive adroitness, and the interior is like a time capsule with its well-preserved plaques, inscriptions, dragon columns, stone carvings, and murals.