Editing Taipei (section)

====Temples====
[[File:Longshan Temple - Right entrance.jpg|thumb|Built in 1738, [[Lungshan Temple (Taipei)|Bangka Lungshan Temple]] is one of the oldest temples in the city.]]

Taipei has a variety of temples dedicating to Deities from [[Chinese folk religion]], [[Taoism]] and [[Chinese Buddhism]]. The [[Lungshan Temple (Taipei)|Bangka Lungshan Temple]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|艋舺龍山寺}}), built in 1738 and located in the [[Wanhua District]], demonstrates an example of architecture with southern [[Chinese architecture|Chinese influences]] commonly seen on older buildings in Taiwan. [[Bangka Qingshui Temple|Qingshui Temple]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|艋舺清水巖}}) built in 1787 and Qingshan Temple ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|艋舺青山宮}}) together with Lungshan Temple are the three most prominent landmark temples in Bangka or Wanhua District.

Other temples include [[Dalongdong Baoan Temple|Baoan Temple]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|大龍峒保安宮}}) located in historic [[Dalongdong]], a national historical site, and [[Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple|Xia Hai City God Temple]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|大稻埕霞海城隍廟}}), located in the old [[Twatutia|Dadaocheng]] community, constructed with architecture similar to temples in southern [[Fujian]].<ref name="temples">{{cite web |url=http://english.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1100397&ctNode=30283&mp=100002 |title=Longshan Temple, Baoan Temple, and Xiahai City God Temple: Taipei's Glorious Heritage-Site Temples |publisher=Department of Information Technology |date=29 January 2009 |access-date=22 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629113955/http://english.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1100397&ctNode=30283&mp=100002 |archive-date=29 June 2011}}</ref> The [[Taipei Confucius Temple]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|臺北孔子廟}}) traces its history back to 1879 during the [[Qing dynasty]] and also incorporates southern Fujian-style architecture.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.uro.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xitem=1186909&ctNode=34442&mp=100002 |title=Taipei Confucius Temple |publisher=Datong District Office, Taipei City |date=26 May 2010 |access-date=22 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815181556/http://english.uro.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xitem=1186909&ctNode=34442&mp=100002 |archive-date=15 August 2011}}</ref> [[Ciyou Temple]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|松山慈祐宮}}) in Songshan District, [[Guandu Temple]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|關渡宮}}) in Beitou District, [[Hsing Tian Kong]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|行天宮}}) in Zhongshan District and [[Zhinan Temple]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|指南宮}}) in Wenshan District are also popular temples for locals and tourists. [[Xinsheng Road|Xinsheng South Road]] is known as the "Road to Heaven" due to its high concentration of temples, churches, and other houses of worship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns248/rp248_07.htm |title=Transformation of "Liugong Canal" – Looking Back on Xinsheng South Road |publisher=Department of Rapid Transit Systems |date=1 October 2008 |access-date=22 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912131402/http://www2.dorts.gov.tw/news/newsletter/ns248/rp248_07.htm |archive-date=12 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1104101&ctNode=27830&mp=100002 |title=About Daan District |publisher=Taipei City Government |access-date=22 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307135429/http://english.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1104101&ctNode=27830&mp=100002 |archive-date=7 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Shandao Temple]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|善導寺}}) built in 1929 and located in Zhongzheng District, is the largest Buddhist temple in Taipei. [[Fo Guang Shan]] has a modern temple known as Fo Guang Shan Taipei Vihara ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|佛光山臺北道場}}) in Xinyi District, while [[Dharma Drum Mountain]] owns the Degui Academy ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|德貴學苑}}), an education center in Zhongzheng District and the [[Nung Chan Monastery]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|農禪寺}}) in Beitou District. [[Linji Huguo Chan Temple]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-TW|臨濟護國禪寺}}) in Zhongshan District was commenced in 1900 and completed in 1911, it is one of the very few Japanese style Buddhist Temples that was well-preserved in Taiwan.

Besides large temples, small outdoor shrines to local deities are very common and are commonly found next to roads as well as in parks and neighborhoods. Many homes and businesses may also set up small shrines of candles, figurines, and offerings. Some restaurants, for example, may set up a small shrine to the [[Kitchen God]] for success in a restaurant business.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/About_Taipei_5:_Religions |title=About Taipei 5: Religions – Wikimania 2007, The International Wikimedia Conference |publisher=Wikimania2007.wikimedia.org |date=26 July 2007 |access-date=27 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227123246/http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/About_Taipei_5:_Religions |archive-date=27 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>