The architectural structure of Lugang Ksitigarbha Temple is located on Lixing Street in Lugang Town. The building presents a long strip shape with a narrow front and a long depth, facing west. Its layout is of two halls and two corridors. The main hall enshrines Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The side niches on the left and right are dedicated to the local deity and the Goddess of Childbirth.
Historical records show that the Ksitigarbha Temple was originally a small thatched temple. After the golden statue of Ksitigarbha was invited and enshrined from Tianzhu Zunyan in Sichuan in the 22nd year of Qianlong, the incense gradually flourished. After the reconstruction in the 20th year of Jiaqing, it became the building we see today. The ‘Inverted Banyan Tree’: In front of the Ksitigarbha Temple, there is a very famous banyan tree. It is said to be about 9 meters high, with a trunk diameter of 3 meters, a crown width of about 50 square meters, and an age of about 250 years. According to legend, ‘Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’ belongs to the yin and yang gods. So at the beginning, this banyan tree was planted upside down with banyan branches, commonly known as the ‘inverted banyan tree’ and belongs to the ‘yin tree’. Opening hours: Open all year round from 6:30 to 18:00.Lugang Ksitigarbha Temple
The architectural structure of Lugang Ksitigarbha Temple is located on Lixing Street in Lugang Town.[...]
