Hsing-tian Temple ( traditional Chinese : 行天宮 ; simplified Chinese : 行天宫 ; pinyin : Xíngtiān Gōng ; Wade–Giles : Hsing-t'ian Kong ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Hêng-thian-kiong ; also Xingtian Temple , Xingtian Gong or Hsing Tian Kong ) is a popular temple in Zhongshan District , Taipei , Taiwan . This temple is devoted to Lord Guan , the Patron Deity of businessmen, military personnel and policeman. This temple is situated on a street corner near the center of the city. Sculptures of dragons feature prominently in this temple's design. It covers over 7,000 square meters.
4-592: The temple was constructed in 1967. In 2014, in an effort to reduce particle air pollution, the temple became the first in Taiwan to ban the burning of incense. The temple and its surrounding is served by Xingtian Temple Station of Taipei Metro . This article about a religious building or structure in Taiwan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Xingtian Temple metro station Xingtian Temple ( Chinese : 行天宮 ; pinyin : Xíngtiān Gōng )
8-706: Is a metro station in Taipei , Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro . The station opened on 3 November 2010. This station is named after the Xingtian Temple , but other places near the station such as the Xingtian Temple Market and Songjiang Market are also notable. The station will be a planned transfer for the Minsheng–Xizhi line . This three-level, underground station has an island platform and has four exits. It
12-719: Is located beneath the intersection of Minsheng East Rd. and Jinzhou Street, and opened on 3 November 2010 with the opening of the Luzhou Branch Line and the Taipei City section of the Xinzhuang Line . The station serves over 15,000 passengers per day and is the busiest station on the Xinzhuang Line. Excavation depth for this station is around 25 meters. It is 157 meters in length and 25 meters wide. It has four entrances, one accessibility elevator, and two vent shafts. Three of
16-464: The entrances are integrated with joint development buildings, while the other is connected with an existing sidewalk. Following Dapinglin , Xingtian Temple is only the second station to have three joint development sites. The station is equipped with platform screen doors . The station has four exits. Taking into account the nearby Xingtian Temple , the station has the "Eight Generals" (八家將; bajiajiang ) masks and tiles as public art displays. Due to
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