Pingtung Jiuru Sanshan Guowang Temple
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About
The Jiuru Sanshan Guowang Temple in Pingtung is one of the oldest temples to the Three Mountain Kings in Taiwan, a designated National Monument resting quietly in Jiuru Township. It enshrines the three kings of Mounts Jin, Ming, and Du, and its architecture keeps a strongly Hakka temple character — plain, restrained, and dignified. The Qing-dynasty steles and plaques within record the hardships of Hakka pioneers carving out a life on the frontier of southern Taiwan. Jiuru lies at the heart of Pingtung's Hakka settlements, and to this day the temple remains a place where local Hakka come to worship, to gather and deliberate, and to renew a shared sense of identity — a living witness to the Liudui Hakka community's opening of the Pingtung Plain.
History
Around 1700, in the Kangxi era, the earliest Hakka migrants from Guangdong raised this temple. At the time the Pingtung Plain was still a frontier where indigenous territory met Han settlement, and the Hakka pioneers carried the incense of the Three Mountain Kings from their old homeland, making the temple both a spiritual anchor and the center of their community. Repeated restorations followed, and a rebuild in the Daoguang era set down the basic layout seen today. For its long history and Hakka cultural value, it was designated a National Monument. The Liudui Hakka Cultural Park now takes this area as its core — and for anyone wanting to understand the Hakka history of southern Taiwan, this Three Mountain Kings temple is not to be missed.
Pingtung Jiuru Sanshan Guowang Temple
Jiuru Township, Pingtung County
Visitor Info
Address
No. 174, Ren'ai St., Jiuru Township, Pingtung County
Region
Jiuru Township, Pingtung County