# Changfu Temple > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Changfu_Temple > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Changfu_Temple.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changfu_Temple > Source revision: 1324696136 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Taoist temple in New Taipei, Taiwan}} {{Refimprove|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox religious building | name = Changfu Temple | native_name = 三峽長福巖 | native_name_lang = zh | image = Sansia IMG 1765.JPG | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | map_type = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_relief = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|24|56|01.6|N|121|22|13.3|E|type:landmark_region:TW|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | religious_affiliation = [Taoism](/source/Taoism) | locale = | location = [Sanxia](/source/Sanxia_District), [New Taipei](/source/New_Taipei), [Taiwan](/source/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 = [Taoist temple](/source/Taoist_temple) | architecture_style = | founded_by = | creator = | funded_by = | general_contractor = | established = | groundbreaking = | year_completed = 1767 | 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 = }} '''Changfu Temple''' ({{zh|c=三峽長福巖|poj=Sam-kiap Tióng-hok-giâm|p=Sānxiá Chángfú Yán}}) is a [Taoist](/source/Taoist) temple along [Sanxia Old Street](/source/Sanxia_Old_Street) in [Sanxia District](/source/Sanxia_District), [New Taipei](/source/New_Taipei), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan). [Master Qingshui](/source/Qingshui_(monk)), known locally as ''Zushi-Gong'' ({{zh|c=袓師公|poj=Chó͘-su-kong}}), is the principal deity worshiped at Changfu Temple. ==History== Changfu Temple was first built during the [Qing dynasty](/source/Qing_dynasty) in 1767 by [Hokkien](/source/Hokkien) immigrants from [Anxi County](/source/Anxi_County), [Quanzhou](/source/Quanzhou) Municipality, [Fujian Province](/source/Fujian_Province), in [China](/source/China). It had been reconstructed three times, with the most recent reconstruction, started in 1947, was led by [Li Mei-shu](/source/Li_Mei-shu) and was regarded to be his masterpiece. ==Festivals== Every sixth day of the first month of the [Chinese lunar calendar](/source/Chinese_lunar_calendar) on Zushi-Gong's birthday, Changfu Temple holds a sacred [pig](/source/pig) (神豬; {{zh|poj=Sîn-ti}}) contest. Farmers would compete by raising the largest pig, which during the competition day, the pig is decorated with ornaments. The largest pig will then be sacrificed to the mountain deities, then the meat will be distributed among the devotees. In the past few years, this tradition has been met with objection by animal rights activists. While the majority of temples that practice this rite have started using symbolic pigs, Changfu Temple in Sanxia still continues the tradition of using an actual pig. ==Architecture== Unique among temples, all of the walls and columns of Changfu Temple are sculpted from stone. The details are also carved with a wide variety of styles from ancient to modern, or even western-influenced, due to the western art education of Li Mei-shu. ==Transportation== The temple is accessible south of [Yingge Station](/source/Yingge_railway_station) of [Taiwan Railway](/source/Taiwan_Railway). ==See also== * [Master Qingshui](/source/Qingshui_(monk)) * [Bangka Qingshui Temple](/source/Bangka_Qingshui_Temple) (艋舺清水巖), Taipei, Taiwan * [Zhouzi Qingshui Temple](/source/Zhouzi_Qingshui_Temple) (清水宮), Kaohsiung, Taiwan * [Chin Swee Caves Temple](/source/Chin_Swee_Caves_Temple) (清水岩庙), Genting Highlands, Malaysia * [Snake Temple](/source/Snake_Temple) Penang, Malaysia * [Fushan Temple](/source/Fushan_Temple) (福山寺), Yangon, Myanmar * [List of temples in Taiwan](/source/List_of_temples_in_Taiwan) * [Religion in Taiwan](/source/Religion_in_Taiwan) ==Gallery== File:新北市三峽區 清水祖師廟 - panoramio (3).jpg|Inner court of Changufu Temple File:Sansia IMG 1699.JPG|Inner court of Changufu Temple File:Sansia IMG 1654.JPG|Beam details on Changufu Temple File:Sansia IMG 1720.JPG|Roof details above entrance File:Roof ornamentation, Zushi Temple.jpg|Roof ornamentation File:Lee-mai-shu-wall-sculpture.jpg|One of the works by Li Meishu File:Sansia IMG 1747 Yin Yang Fish.JPG|Window details. The fish design forms a Yin Yang symbol, surrounded by the [bagua](/source/bagua) symbol. File:Sansia IMG 1754.JPG|Every column is carved with a different design. File:Sansia IMG 1742.JPG|Painting-like carvings on the walls File:Altar in Zushi Temple, Sanxia, Taiwan.jpg|Altar in temple File:Ceiling ornamentation, Zushi Temple.jpg|Ceiling in temple File:Prayer papers, Zushih Temple.jpg|Prayer papers for temple worshippers ==External links== {{commons category|Zushih Temple}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080821131001/http://home.educities.edu.tw/kjt/sansha/ The Art of Changufu Temple] *[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=%E4%B8%89%E5%B3%BD%E7%A5%96%E5%B8%AB%E5%BB%9F&m=text Photographs of Changufu Temple] on [Flickr](/source/Flickr) Category:1767 establishments in Taiwan Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1947 Category:Taoist temples in Taiwan Category:Temples in New Taipei --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Changfu Temple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changfu_Temple) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changfu_Temple?action=history)). 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