A Spanish national has been fined NT$15,000 for a 2023 incident in which he used lacquer thinner to damage a painting on the doors of the historic Cixian Temple (慈諴宮) in Taipei’s Shilin District (士林).

Known as Yue Lao, the deity is said to bind people to their destined lovers with a red string. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taoist priest Yeh Chun-Nan (葉峻男) was invited by the National Science and Technology Council to ...

Taipei, the capital and largest city of Taiwan ... Located close to the Lungshan Temple, this market is much smaller than the others. However, the options were good, and it was far less crowded.

Photo: Lee Hui-chou, Taipei Times According to the temple, the festival’s procession is to be divided into five routes covering different areas of Yanshuei, with about 200 firecracker sets awaiting ...