The fascinating Wen Wu Temple of Sun Moon Lake is located in Shuei-She Village, Yuchih township, Nantou county in central Taiwan. The Wen Wu Temple of Sun Moon Lake has a rich and well documented history. Sun Moon Lake used to have two temples: the “Benefit Temple” located at the Jihyueh Village, and the “Dragon-Phoenix Temple” of Shuishe Village. In 1931, Taipower Corporation constructed a dam at the Lake to generate electricity, and in 1934, the cultivated land submerged due to a high water level, and the residents had to be evacuated. The two temples were then relocated. The two temples were later sold to Taipower and the proceeds used to construct the Wen Wu Temple in another location, but the administrators didn’t want to ...
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