Penghu Shuihsian Temple
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Penghu Shuixian Temple (Chinese: 澎湖水仙宮; pinyin: Pēnghú Shuǐxiān Gōng) is a Taoist temple in Magong, Penghu. Built in 1696 by Xue Kui (薛奎), a military officer of Penghu Navy, it mainly serves the Shuixian Zunwang, five Taoist immortals worshipped as sea gods.
This building is also called as "Taixiajiao Kongsi" (Chinese:臺廈郊會館; pinyin:Tái xià jiāo huìguǎn) because it was used as a commercial hall which dealt with the trading between Taiwan main island and Xiamen during the late of Qing Dynasty. According to the Chorography of Penghu, Shuixian Temple is one of 4 ancient temples in Penghu County.
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