Temples hoping for changes in plaques’ statusNATIONAL TREASURES? They were gifts from emperor Guangxu (光緒) in 1886 after the two temples collaborated to bring about rain and end a drought that year. A plaque inscribed with the characters Ci Yun Sa Run, gifted to Chaotian Temple in Yunlin County in 1886 by Qing Dynasty emperor Guangxu, is pictured in an undated photograph. The four inscribed Chinese characters used a specific kind of font, and the overall style of the plaque is consistent with plaques used in houses of Qing Dynasty officials, they said. Cheng Huang Temple chairman Lai Yung-chuan (賴永川) expressed excitement about the two temples’ shared goal of ultimately acquiring the designation of “national treasures” for the plaques.

Source: Taipei Times July 27, 2020 15:56 UTC