19-09-2022, 03:32 PM
2022/09/01 12:49
Taoyuan Weitian Temple devastated by inferno that raged for 3 hours
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — What is purportedly the largest indoor statue of the deity Guan Yu (關羽), the Taoist God of War, was badly damaged by a fire that broke out in a temple in northern Taiwan on Wednesday (Aug. 31).
The Taoyuan Weitian Temple (桃園威天宮) in Taoyuan City's Guishan District claimed to house the largest indoor statue of Guan Yu in the world. At 8 p.m. on Wednesday evening, a fire was reported in the temple and the statue was badly damaged and a large number of religious texts were destroyed, reported SET News.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4644421
Taoyuan Weitian Temple devastated by inferno that raged for 3 hours
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — What is purportedly the largest indoor statue of the deity Guan Yu (關羽), the Taoist God of War, was badly damaged by a fire that broke out in a temple in northern Taiwan on Wednesday (Aug. 31).
The Taoyuan Weitian Temple (桃園威天宮) in Taoyuan City's Guishan District claimed to house the largest indoor statue of Guan Yu in the world. At 8 p.m. on Wednesday evening, a fire was reported in the temple and the statue was badly damaged and a large number of religious texts were destroyed, reported SET News.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4644421
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