Cebu Taoist Temple 0
Due to the geographic location, close to Taiwan and China, Chinese community is growing so fast in the Philippines. Chinese traders were attracted to stay in the country. As the years pass, Chinese shared their traditions and beliefs to the Filipinos.
One of the infrastructures that Chinese had built in Philippines is the Cebu Taoist Temple. You can find the temple along Beverly Hills, just 6 kilometers away from the downtown of Cebu.
This was built on 1972 by the Chinese community. Unlike the neighboring Temple, Taoist temple continues to attract not only the worshipers of Buddha but also the non-worshipers. Many of the tourists from all over the country always include this temple as one of the tourist landmarks in Cebu.
My first visit here in this place was way back 4 years ago when I was working in a Taiwanese- owned company. My boss always asks me to be with her as she visits the temple every Sunday. When I first saw the temple, found it really amazing, maybe because I am a Catholic, and it was my initial experience to visit such a place. As I entered, the Temple entrance seems so familiar to me, then I realized it looks like the replica of the Great Wall of China, which I only saw in my Social Studies books. You can also find a chapel, a library, a souvenir shop and a wishing well inside the temple.
A lot of tourists and believers were there during my first visit since it was Sunday. The Chinese worshipers are doing their traditional prayer where one prays to the gods to grant one’s wish. There are some rituals performed by them, which include hand washing and praying barefoot. If you also see blocks of wood, try dropping them. They say that your wish would be granted when you drop the wood, and they are facing upwards. If not then it is not yet the time for one’s wish to be granted and one has to come to the temple some other time. If you are looking for a Chinese scenery visit, try to include Taoist Temple in your list.
credit to: Capella
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