Get to know Xingang Township
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- Administrative area
- Rural township · 鄉
- Part of
- Chiayi County
- Chinese name
- 新港鄉
- Local areas
- Rural township guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 66.05 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
History
Flooding destroyed Bengang’s Tianhou Temple (天后宮), and displaced residents carried some of its religious objects to Xingang. Fengtian Temple was built in the early nineteenth century to house the rescued objects. It became the destination of the Dajia Mazu pilgrimage (大甲媽祖遶境) in 1988.
What to see
Fengtian Temple faces south, with three halls arranged along its central axis. These include the street-facing Sanchuan Hall (三川殿), the main hall for Mazu, and a rear hall for Guanyin. The Sanchuan Hall has Cochin ceramic decoration on its swallowtail roof and carved stone pillars. Huye (虎爺), a tiger-form protective deity, has an altar in a side hall.
Getting oriented
The temple stands in downtown Xingang on County Highway 164, providing a clear starting point for understanding the town’s religious life.
Sources for this guide
Xingang, Chiayi - Wikipedia · Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fengtian Temple - Wikipedia · Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-30.
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Xingang Township 新港鄉
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Getting there
Xingang Township is about 30 km in a straight line from central Chiayi County. Search for 新港鄉 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Some facts checked against Xingang, Chiayi — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against Fengtian Temple — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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