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Magong Chenghuang Temple

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Magong Chenghuang Temple
Magong Chenghuang Temple. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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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).

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