Department of Cultural Affairs

Qingshan Temple, Mengjia

Mengjia's Qingshan Temple was dedicated to the worship of Zhang Gun, “Lord of Spiritual Peace," whose image was brought to Taiwan in 1854 from Qingshan Temple in Hui'an County by fishermen from that area. Built in 1856 and completed in 1859, the temple's richly ornamented beams and rafters, and its front hall with octagonal ceiling exhibit exquisite workmanship. The front hall was remodeled in 1938. The stone pillars and sculptured stone in the front hall were built from remains of the Japanese-era Taiwan Provincial Shinto Temple at Yuanshan. On August 19, 1985, Qingshan Temple was designated Taipei City's 12th official historical site