Bangka Longshan Temple (艋舺龍山寺) With a history of almost 300 years, this temple is a 2nd grade municipal heritage site in which important gods from Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism are enshrined. The main sacrificial deities here are Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy; Wenchang Dijun, who blesses examinees; Old Man Under the Moon, the Chinese Cupid; and Zhu Sheng Niang Niang, a fertility deity. These and over a hundred other deities attract countless worshippers. The temple’s Sanchuan Hall has Taiwan’s only pair of copper-cast dragon pillars, and its outside walls feature numerous works of calligraphy and stone carving. Throughout the complex,

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