Finally on Sunday I visited two temples in Taipei. One temple Chingshan temple (青山宮) was dedicated to a famous general from way, way back. An old lady working there explained a couple of the statues to me, showing me that one of the gods being venerated there was a policeman--she showed me that his statue had a little pair of wooden handcuffs. This was the coolest temple I've been in because it's 3 stories, with each floor dedicated to a different group of gods. It was very peaceful and filled with the smell of incense and old wood. The second temple I went to, Chingsui (清水) was pretty cool because the pillars outside were decorated with something I've never seen in a temple before--sea monsters! I'm not sure what they're for, but they look like sea dragons and a big squid or octopus. Check out the picture and you can see some big tentacles menacing some poor sailor. This temple is dedicated to a hero who later became a god.
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