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Lukang Kinmen Hall

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Completed
  
1805

Province
  
Taiwan Province

Opened
  
1805

Phone
  
+886 4 774 5537

Lukang Kinmen Hall

Location
  
Lukang, Changhua County, Taiwan

Address
  
No. 54, Jinmen St, Lukang Township, Changhua County, Taiwan 505

Similar
  
Kuil Guandi Changhua, Lukang Rimao Hang, Lukang Ai Gate, Jiexiao Shrine, Singsian Tutorial Academy

The Lukang Kinmen Hall (Chinese: 鹿港金門館; pinyin: Lùgǎng Jīnmén Guǎn) is a historical building in Lukang Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.

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History

The hall was originally built in 1805 as a temple to enshrine Sufu Wangye by the son of Xu Le-shan. The hall was originally called the Wu Jiang Guan. Xu also contributed the tablet Wu Jiang Guan which is hung on the main hall of the building. The hall also functioned as gathering venue for people and navy. In 1848, an earthquake in Changhua damaged the building. The building was then restored in 1855 with funds and labor help from the navy. Once finished, an engraved stone tablet was put on the wall of sacrificial hall.

During the Japanese rule of Taiwan, the hall was partially renovated in 1908. After the restoration, reparation works were done to the main hall and Sanchuan hall in 1975. In June 1994, Changhua County Government carried out historic site restoration work. On 25 October 2000, the Kinmen Hall was declared a county-level historic site.

Transportation

The temple is accessible west of Changhua Station of Taiwan Railways Administration.

References

Lukang Kinmen Hall Wikipedia