Bangka Qingshan Temple — Local services in Wanhua District

It is an old folklore temple, located in quiet old Wan-hua Area, which has complete sets of religious tradition, heritage, ceremony, parade, and other folklore shows, including collection of religious deity statues.

The temple was built in 1856-1859, although it was rebuilt and renovated in 1970s. The temple is famous for its collection of traditional door gods and other deity guardian sculptures, in wood, in fabrics and other materials, and these deity collections are stored and displayed publicly at the 1st and 2nd floors of the temple. The temple's collection of door gods and other deities statues is considered a historical treasure, because most of these statues are more than 100 years in history and traditional artists or handicraft masters for hand-made statues were fading away.

The temple is also famous for its annual celebration and parade of Qianshan King, and it is generally held on the October 22nd and 23rd of the Chinese lunar Calendar. The parade is relatively loud and "noisy" with traditional Taiwanese musical instruments performed by local temple bands, clergies, while temple "deities would parade the area for protection and reward for the good and the honest.. The annual parade is a major heritage and cultural event in old districts of Taipei, and many other temples from Taipei and other parts of Taiwan will send their clergies to participate the parade and other ceremonies.

The major deities of the temple are folk belief of the Taiwanese judicial, prosecution, protection, reward-the-good-behavior in natures.

In August 2021, when Taiwan downgraded Covid pandemics category to Category 2, the Temple opens main [front] hall for worshippers [rear worship halls are closed from worshippers] and visitors while it still maintains chanting ritual weekly and on...

Bangka Qingshan Temple is a historic Taoist temple, founded in 1854 and dedicated to Qingshan Wang (King of the Green Mountain), a deity believed to ward off disease and evil spirits.

According to legend, the statue of Qingshan Wang was brought from Huian County in China’s Fujian Province. When it arrived in Bangka, the statue became immovable — a sign interpreted as the deity’s wish to remain there. The temple was then built on that very site.

The structure features classic southern Chinese architecture, with intricate wood carvings, stone reliefs, and richly decorated shrines. A major annual event at the temple is the Qingshan King Festival, held on the 22nd day of the 10th lunar month (typically November or December). Over three days, the festival includes parades, performances, and religious rituals, drawing large crowds of worshippers...

I would say this is the only one temple you need to visit in Bangka if your time in Taipei is limited. Sure, Lungshan temple is more famous, and the size is also bigger. There are even a whole underground world to welcome you there. But it is still insufficient to contain the crowd. In comparison, you can find the tranquility of mind in this Bangka Qingshan Temple, unless you visit during year end festival period, where the deities will be invited to step out from the temple. There are three levels inside the temple, each level is dedicated to different deities. Besides the much special Qingshan deity, specific to HuiAn people as city guardian, we can find other guardians of the hell, in a hierarchy similar to Chinese...