Jinguashi Temple
Taiwan · Asia
About
Jinquan Temple (Chinese: 金瓜石金泉寺), formerly known as Jinguashi Temple or Kinkaseki Hongan-ji, is a Pure Land Buddhist temple located in Shishan, Ruifang, New Taipei, Taiwan. It was established to commemorate miners from Pingyang, Rui’an, Yuhuan and other counties of the former Wenzhou Prefecture in Zhejiang who came to work in Jinguashi during the period of Japanese rule in Taiwan. The temple is currently listed as a historic building.
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