Longshan Temple (Lungshan Temple)

Longshan Temple is named after an ancient temple built in the 7th century in Jinjiang, Quanzhou prefecture, Fujian province. When the Fujian people moved to Taiwan to settle down in the early 18th century, they decided to bring the quintessence of their faith back home to their new land to build a spacious temple in a village. Old Taipei City. Experiencing many ups and downs of history and the effects of natural disasters; Up to now, the temple has no longer kept the original features as before, the temples have always been a pride and solid spiritual support of the local people. During World War II, the temple was severely damaged by the US military's bombing raid on Taipei after it was alleged that the Japanese had hidden weapons in the temple.

Located on a campus with a total area of 1,800 square meters, Longshan Temple is designed according to traditional Chinese architecture - palace-style four-house architecture. Located north to south, the pagoda has many areas: mountain gate, electricity front, middle court, great hall, rear hall, rear hall, on both sides of the house, on the left and right side, there are bells and drums upstairs. The temple for worshiping Tam Bao Buddha is divided into 3 areas: Tam Xuyen Dien, Long Mon and Ho Mon. The Three Jewels Buddha (including Shakyamuni Buddha, Medicine Buddha and Amitabha Buddha) and other guardian deities are worshiped at Tamchuan Temple. The great hall is the place to worship Buddha Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, next to him are Manjushri Bodhisattva, Universal Worthy Bodhisattva, Vida Bodhisattva, Gia Lam Bodhisattva and the ten Arhats.

Hau palace is a place to worship folk beliefs (Thanh Mau Thien Hau and Vo Thanh Quan Vu); This place is divided into the following halls: Thien Thuong Thanh Mau, Van Xuong De Quan, Hoa Da Hall, Quan Thanh De Quan, Nguyet Lao Hall. Therefore, Long Son Tu is also an ideal place for those who want to pray for health, luck, career, love and marriage.

Built in a dangerous place of Taipei City, the temple is often heavily affected by floods, earthquakes... And every time it is destroyed, the locals work together to repair it. rebuild. To this day, Long Son Tu is a pride of the local people because each tile, stone or any other carved works are contributed from the funds and efforts of the community; is a demonstration of solidarity, joining hands to overcome difficulties and obstacles of local people.

Tourists coming to Taipei will surely be surprised by the development of modern infrastructure; In that development process, some places have unfortunately lost their traditional and cultural values. However, around the Long Son Temple area, you will easily find ancient architecture with classical Chinese style. After visiting private Longshan, you can spend some time strolling at Bopiliao old town which gives you an overview of an ancient and traditional Taipei.

The temple is open daily from 0600 AM to 1000 PM, You can use public transport to visit the temple: take the Blue Line subway (BL) and get off at Plaza station- exit 1; Or you can take the city train and get off at Wanhua station.