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Baishatun Gong Tian Temple

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Baishatun Gong Tian Temple
Baishatun Gong Tian Temple. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Baishatun Gongtian Temple (Chinese: 白沙屯拱天宮; pinyin: Báishātún Gǒngtiān Gōng) is a temple located in Baishatun, Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, who is the deified form of Lin Moniang. Gongtian Temple is noted for its annual Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage, where worshippers travel to Chaotian Temple in Beigang, Yunlin on foot.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.