Machine gun bullet from WWII air raid found lodged in Tainan City temple roof

composite image showing bullet and place found lodged in roof ridge

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment history, Tainan City, taiwantemples, temple, world war two

Workers renovating a 186-year-old temple in Tainan City found a machine gun bullet lodged in the roof, and it is most likely a relic of US air raids at the end of World War Two, the Tainan Cultural Assets Protection Association says. The Cultural Assets Association said that the Shanxing Temple in Jiali District was founded in 1836. The exquisite clay sculpture and other construction methods, the traditional Fujian-style courtyard, and the Golden Tang Hall reflect the characteristics of the

Health and Safety

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment religion, temple

Twenty-two men and two women were treated in hospitals in Kaohsiung City this evening, after suffering burn injuries to their feet while participating a firewalking ceremony at a temple in Jiasian District. The Kaohsiung Fire Department received reports that multiple people had suffered burn injuries at 5:21 pm. Ambulances were dispatched from 7 fire stations in surrounding districts. Twenty people were taken to hospital in ambulances, while four sought medical treatment on their own. Among the 24 injured, two suffered

A catfish shark is seen in a net after being caught in a pond in Kaohsiung August 2015

Culture

August 5, 2015August 5, 2015 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment catfish shark, fish, Genghis Khan fish, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, temple

Staff and worshippers at a temple in Kaohsiung had long wondered why the numbers of carp and tilapia in the temple pond were on the decline. The mystery was solved when workers lowered the water level in order to make repairs. Temple staff were surprised to find three huge ‘catfish sharks’, also known as Genghis Khan fish. Not actually sharks, but a species of catfish. It is suspected that the fish were probably abandoned aquarium pets that grew to their huge size after

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