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Dun Hwa elementary school (2005 CyberFair Project ID 4061)
Taiwan, Taipei
Official Status: Incomplete: under Development
Teacher:
Category: 6. Historical Landmarks

We estimate 10 student(s) from 11 to 12 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: The Dun-Hwa primary school is located in the river park of Kee-Long river. It is surrounded by 34 neighboring parks, Holiday shopping district, Living Mall, and Breeze Center. The century old temples of Tsyr-Yow-Goung, Hsia-Hai City-God Temple and Zhaoming etc. bless and protect the Sungshan region of Taipei city. It is a primary school in the city center located the intersect point of Dun-Hwa north road and Pate road. Palace of Guidance (Zhinan Temple) is located at the Houshankeng which is far away 2 kilometers of the back of Chengchi university. We must walk along the pathway slowly from the foot of the hill. It is a remote area of Taipei city. The urban children are going to access into the countryside and lead us to explore the mysterious temple.

Project Description: The Palace of Guidance (Zhinan Temple) is in the Houshankeng which is above the sea level about 230 meters. It was built in the era of Guang Shu era of Ching dynasty. It is said that a men of Chin-Wei (Chin-Mei) had heard about the idol of Lu Dongbin which was carved by the carven store named in Yu-ching Chai in MengJia was efficacious. Therefore, he asked the store carved anther one for him and he greeted the idol to his house in Chin-Wei for enshrining and worshiping. Later, the followers were getting more and more and suggested to build a temple for the idol. Later on, the scale of the temple developed gradually and increased to build ?Ling Siao Palace?(Taoism)??Da Siong Palace?(Buddha)and ?Da Chen Palace?(Confucianism). And in these years, the original palace was repaired and built to make it becoming a holy land of trinity of Taoism, Buddha and Confucianism. Lu Dongbin is the so called name of Lu Chun Yang, Chun Yang master and celestial in non-governmental circles. It is said he lived in Jingchao (Sian) in Tan dynasty. His family name was Li and was one of the members of the royal clan. When he was born, an unusual kind of pleasant smell was full of the house and the beautiful music was uproarious. A spiritual man by riding on a crane descended from the sky. He was very smart when he was young. He could write literary works when he was ten years old. And he got famous fame when he was twenty years old. Then, he was assigned to be a county magistrate. Yet, at that time, all China was disorderly. So, he gave up the work of officer and got into a mountain to cultivate his spiritual and religious life. He found a cave with two entrances. Therefore, he used his last name of Lu (means two mouths) and the words of Dongbin which meant that he was a guest of the cave. He studied diligently with a quiet mind. Later, he met Han Chung Li and studied together. Finally, both them became Da-Lo supernatural beings. There are so many legends about Lu Dongbin. People said that he could not pursue the only female in the eight celestials –He Xiangu successfully. Therefore, he would be jealous of the lovers if they came to the temple together. So, most of the lovers do not dare to go to the temple together to prevent from taking apart. We must understand the temple of Lu Dongbin from the story happened to him.

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