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Taiwan: Worshippers at Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Taipei.

Dalongdong Baoan Temple (Chinese: ??????; Pe?h-oe-ji: Toa-lông-pong pó-an kiong) also known as the Taipei Baoan Temple (Chinese: ?????) is a Taiwanese folk religion temple built in the Datong district of Taipei, Taiwan. The present temple was originally built by clan members in the Tong'an District (??) who immigrated to Taipei in the early 19th century and gave the temple the name Bao'an (??) in order to 'protect those of tong'an' (????). The temple construction commenced in 1804 and replaced a previously existing wooden shrine from 1742 in Dalongdong.
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Title:
Taiwan: Worshippers at Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Taipei.
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Dalongdong Baoan Temple (Chinese: ??????; Pe?h-oe-ji: Toa-lông-pong pó-an kiong) also known as the Taipei Baoan Temple (Chinese: ?????) is a Taiwanese folk religion temple built in the Datong district of Taipei, Taiwan. The present temple was originally built by clan members in the Tong'an District (??) who immigrated to Taipei in the early 19th century and gave the temple the name Bao'an (??) in order to 'protect those of tong'an' (????). The temple construction commenced in 1804 and replaced a previously existing wooden shrine from 1742 in Dalongdong.
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