Bangka Qingshui Temple

{{Short description|Temple in Wanhua, Taipei, Taiwan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox religious building | name = Qingshui Temple | native_name = 艋舺清水巖 | native_name_lang = zh | image = 艋舺清水巖祖師廟.jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | map_type = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_relief = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|25|02|25|N|121|30|10|E|type:landmark_region:TW|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | religious_affiliation = Buddhism | locale = | location = Wanhua, Taipei, Taiwan | deity = | rite = | sect = | tradition = | festival =  | cercle = | sector = | municipality = | district = | territory = | prefecture = | state = | province = | region = | country = | administration = | consecration_year = | organisational_status =  | functional_status = | heritage_designation = | ownership = | governing_body = | leadership = | bhattaraka = | patron = | religious_features_label = | religious_features = | architect = | architecture_type = Temple | architecture_style = | founded_by = | creator = | funded_by = | general_contractor = | established = | groundbreaking = | year_completed = 1787 | construction_cost = | date_demolished =  | facade_direction = | capacity = | length = | width = | width_nave = | interior_area = | height_max = | dome_quantity = | dome_height_outer = | dome_height_inner = | dome_dia_outer = | dome_dia_inner = | minaret_quantity = | minaret_height = | spire_quantity = | spire_height = | site_area = | temple_quantity = | monument_quantity = | shrine_quantity = | inscriptions = | materials = | elevation_m =  | elevation_footnotes = | nrhp = | designated = | added = | refnum = | footnotes = | website = }}

The '''Qingshui Temple''' ({{zh|t=艋舺清水巖|p=Měngjiǎ Qīngshuǐ Yán|poj=Báng-kah-chheng-chúi-giâm}}; '''Chingshui Temple''') also known as ''Tsushih Temple'' or the "''Divine Progenitors Temple''" is a temple in dedicated to the Deity known as Master Qingshui, a Northern Song dynasty Buddhist monk who is said to have saved a town from a drought and performed numerous miracles. The temple is located in the Wanhua District of Taipei City, Taiwan. The temple is often called "the most characteristic example of mid-Qing temple architecture."<ref>[http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/taiwan/taipei_temples.htm#Qingshui%20Temple Temples in Taipei]</ref>

==History== The temple was constructed in 1787 CE.<ref>[http://www.taiwan.com.au/Envtra/Taipei/report24.html Qingshui Temple] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019044826/http://www.taiwan.com.au/Envtra/Taipei/report24.html |date=19 October 2007 }}</ref> In 1958, the temple was renovated and restored.

==Transportation== The temple is accessible within walking distance west of Ximen Station of Taipei Metro.

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==External links== *[https://youtube.com/shorts/fjiA9rAAnR8 Looking around in the inner yard of Banka Quingshui Temple and walking to the Ksitigarbha Boddhisattwa (地藏菩薩/Dìzàng Púsà/) Shrine - A short video hosted on YouTube] {{Portal|Architecture|Taiwan}} * {{Commons category-inline|Bangka Qingshui Temple}}

Category:1787 establishments in Taiwan Category:Buddhist temples in Taipei Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1787