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妙壽宮(Miaoshou Temple) Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/3/2023
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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妙壽宮位於安平古堡旁,追朔建廟的歷史,可以推回明朝末年,當時有艘載有神像的王船停泊在附近海邊,由漁民迎回奉祀,到了乾隆年正式建廟,以保生大帝為主神,並供奉當年的王船。

「全臺唯一」的文物眾多,妙壽宮有鎮廟三寶,是別處廟宇未見的。

第一是清朝的同治六年(1867)時,請造船名匠依照舊王船形式重造的王船,約有一臺汽車大小,現在供奉在廟旁的王船室。

第二是廟門口全臺唯一的蝙蝠石柱,上面還有擔任清代武職最高總兵「王得祿」的題字。

第三是雕工精湛的保生大帝神輿,造型如同傳統建築的縮小版,上面還雕有三十六官將,自清代流傳下來,現在已經是國家指定的古物。

※寶藏在廟宇外面!

 

This city-listed historic site enshrines Bao Sheng Da Di (Bao-Sheng Emperor;保生大帝). The temple’s origin is said to date back to the Koxinga period when a king ship carrying a statue of the god was found by local people. It was placed in a grass hut and worshipped. Later, two brothers, the elder of whom was named “Miao” and the younger one “Shou,” donated the land on which the temple is sited, which was why it was called Miaoshou Temple(妙壽宮).There is pair of eroded stone lions in front of the temple. It is said that they were donated to the temple by a man who tried many times to pass the imperial examination and failed but was successful after praying at the temple for success. Generally, temples have dragon pillars in front, however, this temple has bat pillars. They were originally part of Haishan Temple but, after this was subject to compulsory purchase in the Japanese Colonial Time for house building on the site, the bat pillars were relocated to Miaoshou. Temple. A treasure can be seen on the second floor, namely a king ship made in 1867; interestedly, worshippers don’t make the usual offerings of incense to it, they offer cigarettes and betel nuts.

※Cache is out of Miaoshou Temple.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

lryybj / oynpx / lryybj / oynpx / lryybj / oynpx

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)