Penghu Guanyin Temple
# Penghu Guanyin Temple

23°34′03.7″N 119°33′43.0″E﻿ / ﻿23.567694°N 119.561944°E﻿ / 23.567694; 119.561944

The Penghu Guanyin Temple (also "Guan-Yin-Ting", Chinese: 觀音亭, meaning "the pavilion of Guanyin") is a Buddhist temple, like other temples which belongs to the Integration of Buddhism and Taoism in Taiwan, Guanyin Temple does not only serve Guanyin (Buddhist God), but also Long-Wang. (龍王 in Chinese, a Taoist God, means the Lord of Sea Dragon.)

This temple was founded in 1696 during the Qing dynasty, the founder is Xue Kui (薛奎), a military officer of Penghu Navy (澎湖水師協). It is located at the noted touristic attraction, close to the beach area. Since 2003, Guan-Yin-Ting would gather thousands of visitors from everywhere for attending the Firework Festival from April to June.

## Chronology

| AD | Era of Rule | Local Calendar | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1696 | Qing Dynasty | Kangxi 35th year | Founded by XUE, Kuí. |
| 1764 | Qing Dynasty | Qianlong 29th year | Repair. |
| 1781 | Qing Dynasty | Qianlong 46th year | Repair. |
| 1805 | Qing Dynasty | Jiāqìng 10th year | Repair. |
| 1826 | Qing Dynasty | Daoguang 6th year | Construction of Long-Wang temple. |
| 1875 | Qing Dynasty | Guāngxù 1st year | Repair. |
| 1885 | Qing Dynasty | Guāngxù 11th year | Destroyed by Sino-French War. |
| 1886 | Qing Dynasty | Guāngxù 12th year | Repair. |
| 1891 | Qing Dynasty | Guāngxù 17th year | Repair. |
| 1927 | Empire of Japan | Shōwa 2nd year | Construction of wayside pavilion. (Present Architecture Style) |
| 1957 | China | 46th year of the Republic era | Repair. |
| 2003 | China | 92nd year of the Republic era | Repair began. |
| 2007 | China | 96th year of the Republic era | Repair finished. |
