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Mingjian Shoutian Temple

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Mingjian Shoutian Temple
Mingjian Shoutian Temple. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Songboling Shoutian Temple (Chinese: 松柏嶺受天宮; pinyin: Sōngbólǐng Shòutiān Gōng), alternatively known as Mingjian Shoutian Temple, is a temple located in Songboling, Mingjian Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. The temple sits on top of the Bagua Plateau within Tri-Mountain National Scenic Area near the border of Ershui Township, Changhua County. It is dedicated to the prominent Taoist Deity Xuantian Shangdi, and has more than 5,000 affiliated temples around the island.

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