tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052189217726264345.post5283444407985734126..comments2023-07-30T11:38:59.467-04:00Comments on "a quick succession of busy nothings": Unidentified TempleJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953733395009655020noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052189217726264345.post-74765095556292762992010-07-30T20:05:32.181-04:002010-07-30T20:05:32.181-04:00Beautiful pictures. I would have definitely made ...Beautiful pictures. I would have definitely made the offering to light a stick of incense and send up a few prayers of thanks at the opportunity to visit such a beautiful place.Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07142269757409620828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052189217726264345.post-42924384903147167782010-07-30T19:26:58.732-04:002010-07-30T19:26:58.732-04:00Thanks Michael! I had read a bit about how the la...Thanks Michael! I had read a bit about how the lake was formed with the Japanese dammed it, but I had no idea about the temples!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953733395009655020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052189217726264345.post-12457376496523101832010-07-30T10:24:53.940-04:002010-07-30T10:24:53.940-04:00That is the Wen Wu Temple.
Apparently there were ...That is the Wen Wu Temple.<br /><br />Apparently there were villages and temples that had to be relocated after the increased water level at Sun Moon Lake (the Japanese dammed it in the 30s).<br /><br />So the villages around the lake sold their temples to the Japanese administration, which then build a single but larger temple to replace the two.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406897246557666141noreply@blogger.com