"Getting to Wenwu Temple in earlier days was not so convenient as it is now; there was no round-the-lake road, and visitors had to take a boat to the pier below the temple and then climb up a lot of steps. Because the slope was so steep, the steps were called the "Stairway to Heaven". Now the steps are not needed to get to the temple, and they have been renovated into a 150-meter path with 366 steps the symbolize the 366 days in a leap year. The name of a historical personage is carved on each step, and the steps also incorporate the 24 bells on the two sides of the steps; the bells chime in the wind adding much to the romantic atmosphere. If you want to hang your own bell, ask the temple official how to do it."
The Little Lantern Bell
"The Wenwu Temple was established in BC1812, which was meant to be a place for youth people advocating the loyalty and learning martial arts. The Wen Shrine worships the Wenchang Dijun while the Wu Temple worships the Guansheng Dijun. Two temples lines each other in a wall. In that, the two are together called Wenwu Temple." You can read more about the history of the temple here.
The temple is guarded with 2 big Red Lions on both side
The two tigers beside the temple
The first hall of the temple...
There are total 3 main halls in the temple...we visited one by one slowly...
The second hall
The Little Lantern Bell
Beautiful stone carved
The decoration was very nice! And we slowly proceed to the third hall...
The roofs of the temples
I can't post all the photos of the temple, because there are about 100 photos taken...
If you like to take nice photo of the temple, try to visit it on sunny day.
We hanged around the temple about 45 minutes and everyone were hungry...and we started the food hunt again! :)
The Wenwu Temple of Sun Moon Lake - Taiwan
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Location map of Wenwu Temple at Sun Moon Lake - Taiwan
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