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City God Temple of Beijing: Beijing: Capital Wen Tianxiang, Yang Jiaoshan: Rear court room remained [1] City God Temple of Guangzhou: Guangzhou, Guangdong: Capital Liu Yan: Hai Rui, Yang Jiaoshan [2] City God Temple of Hangzhou: Hangzhou, Zhejiang: Provincial Zhou Xin [3] City God Temple of Hefei: Hefei, Anhui: Prefectural Sun Jue [4] City God ...
Zhengzhou Confucius Temple, initially built during the Eastern Han dynasty 1900 years ago, is one of the oldest Confucian Temples in China. Other important architectural heritage sites in the city center include Town God Temple and Erqi Memorial Tower. One internationally known tourist attraction is the Shaolin Monastery (少林寺), which is ...
A City God (Chinese: 城隍神; pinyin: Chénghuángshén; lit. 'god of the boundary'), is a tutelary deity in Chinese folk religion who is believed to protect the people and the affairs of the particular village, town or city of great dimension, and the corresponding location in the afterlife. City God cults appeared over two millennia ago ...
Xiaoshuangqiao (simplified Chinese: 小双桥; traditional Chinese: 小雙橋; pinyin: Xiǎoshuāngqiáo) is the site of a Bronze Age city, located on the southern bank of the Suoxu River, 20 km northwest of Zhengzhou. At the centre of the site are rammed-earth foundations of palaces. To the north are sacrificial pits containing human remains.
The district is named after former President of Taiwan Chiang Kai-shek.This district has many cultural and educational sites including the Taipei Botanical Garden, the National Taiwan Museum, the National Museum of History, the National Central Library, National Theater and Concert Hall and the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute.
The park occupies about 30.14 hectares (74.48 acres), including 3.37 hectares (8.33 acres) of water and 25.41 hectares (62.79 acres) of plant life. The Hugong Temple, which is the landmark of the park, faces the south gate. Behind the temple are several artificial lakes. The most western lake is Qingnian lake, with two islands in the middle.
Magong Chenghuang Temple (Chinese: 媽宮城隍廟; pinyin: Māgōng Chénghuáng Miào) is a temple in Magong, Penghu, Taiwan. This temple mainly serves Chenghuangye ( Chinese : 城隍爺 ; pinyin : Chéng-huáng-yé transl. the Lord of City ), a Taoist God in charge of the underworld of an administrative district (similar to Hades ).
This was known as the "New City God Temple". After the end of World War II, the New City God Temple waned in popularity as worshippers shifted back to the Old City God Temple. The new temple and markets were demolished in 1972. However, the "New City God Temple" remains in use referring to the locality around the site of that temple.