On the evening of August 31, a fire broke out in Weitian Temple in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Dozens of rescue workers were sent there. The fire was extinguished two hours later. According to firefighters, the temple had three floors and was fully ablaze when rescuers arrived. The cause of the fire To be investigated. Although no casualties were caused, the main hall of the temple that was caught in the flames was completely burned, and a 7.5-meter-high statue of Guan Gong enshrined in it was also implicated.
It is said that the statue is "the tallest indoor statue of the Holy Emperor in Southeast Asia". It was built by the well-known Taiwanese TV producer Li Yueda (formerly known as Li Peng), spending 800 million NT$ and taking 16 years. In order to take the environmental protection route, believers use prayer coins in palaces and temples instead of incense paper and offerings.
Guan Gong culture, as a traditional Chinese culture, has endured in Taiwanese folk beliefs for a long time. The image of Guan Gong can be seen everywhere in many palaces and temples in Taiwan. In recent years, dramas, film and television works with Guan Gong as the theme have also emerged one after another. According to Today News Network, , Taiwan's Guan Gong belief can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty and is related to Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan. The Kaiji Wu Temple located in Tainan was built during the Yongli Period of the Ming Dynasty and was the first Guan Gong in Taiwan. Emperor Temple .
Fire reminder:
1. Temple fire safety management units should conduct regular fire safety inspections of temples, focusing on the safety of fire and electricity in halls and monks’ quarters, and promptly discover and eliminate fire hazards.
2. Butter lamps , incense burners, etc. must be prevented from tipping over and kept away from combustible objects such as prayer flags and scriptures. They must be placed on a non-combustible tabletop (ground) or an altar covered with a metal sheet.
3. Fires used for lighting lamps, burning incense, etc. should be in a fixed location outdoors and have a dedicated person to take care of them; do not dump the waste residue of the incense burner at will to prevent the ashes from re-igniting and causing fires.
4. Wires should be protected through pipes, use ovens, high-power light bulbs and other "heat-generating appliances", keep away from combustible materials such as scriptures, prayer flags, clothes, wood, etc., and ensure that the power is cut off when people leave.
5. Evacuation passages and safety exits should be kept clear in temples, and evacuation signs and emergency lighting should be set up to facilitate escape in case of fire.
6. Temples should be equipped with sufficient fire extinguishers, fire blankets , water guns, hoses , fire hydrants , fire pools and other fire-fighting equipment and facilities, and maintain them regularly. (Source: Shiyan Fire Protection)
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