Best places: Religions in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Centuries-old temple featuring an ornate red gate & a richly decorated interior with gold statues.

Elaborate 2-story, 1790s temple to the Jade Emperor, with a gilded ceiling & intricate carvings.

Buddhist monastery with a university, museum, temples & a 36m seated statue of the Amitabha Buddha.

Centuries-old Taoist temple known for its many red lanterns & dedicated to the deity Nezha.

👍👍 Entrance to the marvelous Buda temple. I was deceptioned finding a Starbucks and other chain stores here but I guess business is business... money can do anything

👍👍 This is an old place where you must come to pay homage every New Year, and when you ask Guanyin Buddha to draw lots for a poem, you must let him know why you drew lots for the poem. If possible, you must throw the Holy Grail three times. If there is a covered cup and a laughing cup, you must throw i...

👍👍 媽祖保佑 1817年（清嘉慶年）時，由地方官員及當地紳士及商家等共同出資興建而成⋯⋯ 今來旗山老街走走並至天后宮拜拜👋期盼媽祖保佑，一切「平安健康快樂」🙏⋯⋯ 中山路是旗山老街的一條主要街道，假日人潮擁擠，左右↔️都有賣些當地的特產…… 進入天后宮殿內就感莊嚴肅穆氣氛，好像有🈶️神明在看👀顧著來參拜的眾人….. 面...

👍👍 temporary closed for public. but Alhamdulillah the marbot allowed us to enter for dhuzur pray

👍👍 鼓山玉旨地嶽殿，又稱鼓山東嶽殿，主祀東嶽仁聖大帝、地藏王菩薩、李府大神，廟宇位於高雄市鼓山區，坐落於鼓山區河川市場內，早期因香火鼎盛，往來香客絡繹不絕，也因而帶動市場繁榮興盛，造福街坊。所屬八家將團，為高雄延續最長的家將團，經高雄市政府核定為高雄市定傳統表演藝術。本殿一樓主祀東嶽仁聖大帝、註生娘娘、...

👍👍 A very cool temple! You can learn about Taiwanese religion here and even get a golden chicken egg with a lucky/fortune item. The Xuanwu statue is astounding! My friend and I could see it from the taxi before we even arrived at Lotus Pond!

👍👍 前金萬興宮主祀清水祖師，陪祀天上聖母、文衡聖帝、池府千歲以及中壇元帥。是歷代前金區信仰中心，很重要的廟宇。與愛河對岸的三山國王廟、鹽埕壽山宮輪流祭祀太陽星君(太陽公)。題外話--據台南府流傳的說法是暗中祭拜明朝皇帝，農歷3月19日崇禎帝忌日，供品須備有9豬16羊型式的糕餅，意指救朱氏、16任皇帝。 前金萬興宮又...

👍 Good！ E5,6-2031~2(At God's Left Side Second Pillar, Then Back Second Pillar)！

👍👍 It got the greatest view,and To my surprise that they have the service for wedding! It's a, wonderful place.

Founded in 1860, the country's oldest Catholic church includes Gothic & Romanesque architecture.

👍👍 Peace

👍 If you have a car to visit the Confucian Temple, you can go to the parking lot above, and you don’t need to take too many stairs; take the stairs from the plane, don’t take the stairs of the shrine ruins, because it is a car road to the end, you have to go around the asphalt road more, otherwise it...

👍 Great spot overlooking the Mino Plain. There is a lion-shaped roof next to the commanding heights, and the scenery along the 185 Yanshan Highway is also excellent.

Sizable temple dedicated to Confucius, with a bronze relief depicting the story of his life.

👍👍 The beautiful temple just across the famous spot Dragon and Tiger Pagodas. Worth to visit, only 1 minute walk