| Title |
Mengjia Longshan Temple, Taipei, Taiwan [012] |
| Photo Number |
Box 50, Taiwan, Taipei, Temples, Lungshan Temple, 12 |
| Description |
Photo of the Mengjia Longshan Temple in Taipei, Taiwan |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1980 |
| Subject |
Longshan si (Taipei, Taiwan)--Photographs; Temples, Chinese--Taiwan--Taipei--Photographs; Buddhist temples--Taiwan--Taipei--Photographs; Taoist temples--Taiwan--Taipei--Photographs |
| Keywords |
Mengjia Lungshan |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Taipei (Taiwan) |
| Caption on Slide |
Lung Shan Temple Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. "Mengjia Longshan Temple (traditional Chinese: 艋舺龍山寺; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Báng-kah Liông-san-sī) was built in Taipei in 1738 by settlers from Fujian, China. It served as a place of worship and a gathering place for the Chinese settlers. The temple has been destroyed either in full or in part on numerous earthquakes and fires. During World War II, on 31 May 1945 it was hit by American bombers during the Raid on Taipei, who claimed the Japanese were hiding armaments inside. The main building and the left corridor were damaged and many precious artifacts and artworks were lost in the ensuing fire. Taipei residents have nevertheless consistently rebuilt and renovated it, and did so again after the end of the Second World War a few months later. Longshan is seen as an emblematic example of Taiwanese classical architecture, with southern Chinese influences commonly seen in older buildings. Like most temples in Taiwan, the Temple worships a mixture of Buddhist, Taoist, and folk deities such as Matsu."--Wikipedia. |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6765xq7 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
335695 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6765xq7 |
