Penghu Tin Hau Palace

Located on Zhengyi street, Magong City, Penghu County, Tianhou palace is commonly known as "Tianfei Palace" and "Mazu Palace". In the Ming Dynasty, it was called "Niang Palace", "Nang Palace" and "Niang Ma Palace". It is also the origin of the name of Magong. Tianhou Palace is the oldest Mazu temple in Taiwan. It existed when the Dutch were repulsed to Penghu by the Ming Dynasty in 1604, It is also the belief center of the people in Magong area.

Penghu Tin Hau Palace

Located in the middle of the city proper of Magong, Tianhou (Mazu) palace is the oldest Mazu temple in Taiwan. It is said that in 1280 ad (the 17th year of Zhiyuan), Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty sent troops to invade Japan. After encountering a typhoon, the officers and soldiers drifted away and dreamed that Mazu saved the people and landed on Pinghu Island (Penghu Island). The rest of Jingtao's life is the blessing of Mazu, so in 1281 ad (the 18th year of Zhiyuan Dynasty), Shizu named Mazu "Tianfei", established Tianfei palace and set up Penghu village inspection department.

Cultural relics information

Class: first class National Monument category: ancestral temple

Location: No.1 Zhengyi street, zhongyangli, Magong City

Founding time: it is said that it was built in the early Ming Dynasty

Monument announcement date: October 28, 1972

Historical evolution

Tianfei palace, commonly known as Mazu palace, was called "Niang Palace", "Mazu Palace" and "niangma Palace" in Ming Dynasty. The name of the temple is also a place name. In 1563 A.D. (the 42nd year of Jiajing), Yu Dayou conquered Japanese and expanded Mazu palace.

In 1592 ad (the 20th year of Wanli), the Japanese "Suo Guo order" relaxed, and Japanese pirates invaded the coastal areas and Penghu. The imperial court sent troops to encircle and suppress the Japanese pirates in Zhanpeng. It was said that the victory was blessed by Mazu, so the officers, soldiers and immigrants rebuilt Niang palace. It may be said that Mazu palace was built at this time. In 1624 (the fourth year of the Apocalypse), the Qing government sent people to expel the Dutch, recovered Penghu, and rebuilt Mazu palace. At that time, the place name was "Niang Palace". In 1682 (the 22nd year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty), Shi Lang, the commander of Fujian Navy, led the army to attack Penghu and defeat the Ming army. At that time, Shi Lang thought that it was only with the help of Mazu that he could win the attack, so he asked Emperor Kangxi to add a seal. According to Xu Zhun, the Qing court sent a special envoy to Penghu to pay tribute. The next year, he was officially canonized as Mazu and Empress Dowager. From then on, Mazu palace was also known as "Tian Hou Palace", and its name was "Ma Palace". In 1920, the Japanese government changed the name of Magong Ao to "Magong Street", and from then on "Magong" became "Magong".

Monument to Queen's palace in Penghu

The monument of Penghu Queen's palace was established in 1739, the fourth year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty. It was written by Liu Yuan of the Chinese army in Penghu, Fujian Province. The stele is 150 cm high and 72 cm wide. Today, it is preserved in Penghu Magong Tianhou palace.

Address: 1 Zhengyi street, Magong City, Penghu County, Taiwan

Longitude: 119.56403968221

Latitude: 23.56469299511

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