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The Dianji Temple
1media/Figure4.2.jpg2020-02-29T22:03:37-05:00Evan Dawley7a40080bd5bb656cee837d5befaa3ea8e7a2ac44352This page opens the Dianji Temple pathway.plain51522020-02-29T22:28:06-05:0025.1276, 121.73918Evan N. DawleyEvan Dawley7a40080bd5bb656cee837d5befaa3ea8e7a2ac44The Dianji Temple, devoted to the patron deity of people from Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, is a key religious institution in Jilong.
This map shows the temple in its urban context, highlighting the scales of temple and city.
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12019-11-18T17:21:25-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fJilong's Pre-colonial Sacred GeographyEvan Dawley25This page introduces the sacred spaces that existed in Jilong before Japanese colonization, with a focus on the main three temples (Qing'an, Dianji, and Chenghuang Temples).plain51542020-07-14T19:18:00-04:0025.1276, 121.739181895Evan N. Dawley, Becoming Taiwanese: Ethnogenesis in a Colonial City, 1880s-1950s (Harvard Asia Center Press, 2019).Evan N. DawleyTaiwan Government-General; Taiwan nichinichi shinpōEvan Dawley7a40080bd5bb656cee837d5befaa3ea8e7a2ac44
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1media/QingAn.jpgmedia/Dianjigong.jpg2019-11-18T17:21:25-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fThe Dianji Temple: History5This page discusses the establishment of the Dianji Temple and its associations with Zhangzhou in particular.plain2020-02-29T22:24:25-05:0025.12811, 121.74311pre-1895Evan Dawley, Becoming TaiwaneseEvan N. DawleyQuanzhou; Zhangzhou; Kaizhang shengwang; Qing'an TempleEvan Dawley7a40080bd5bb656cee837d5befaa3ea8e7a2ac44
1media/QingAn.jpg2019-11-18T17:21:24-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fThe Dianji Temple: Renovation5This page examines the renovation of the Dianji Temple during the early 1920splain2020-07-14T19:19:24-04:0025.12811, 121.743111920sEvan N. Dawley, Becoming TaiwaneseEvan N. DawleyQing'an Temple; Chenghuang Temple; Xu Zisang; Yan Guonian; Lin BenyuanEvan Dawley7a40080bd5bb656cee837d5befaa3ea8e7a2ac44
1media/QingAn.jpg2019-11-18T17:21:24-05:00Kate McDonald306bb1134bc892ab2ada669bed7aecb100ef7d5fThe Dianji Temple: Extra-Religious Activities9This page discusses the Dianji Temple's function as the site of a market and of "culture lectures" and other activities.plain2020-02-29T23:09:18-05:0025.12811, 121.743111920sEvan N. Dawley, Becoming TaiwaneseEvan N. DawleyTaiwan Government-General; Taiwan Culture AssociationEvan Dawley7a40080bd5bb656cee837d5befaa3ea8e7a2ac44