Tainan Travel

Avid mountain hikers in the Tainan area are probably familiar with Xianzu Temple(仙祖廟). It is located not far from the trailhead for Tainan’s highest mountain, Mt. Dadong. Enshrining Lu Dong-bin, one of the Eight Immortals, and the founder of Taosim, Li Lao-jun (老子;Laozi), Xianzu Temple covers a large area. The grounds are tranquil and filled with greenery. In the garden, trees grown luxuriantly and flowers bloom and, in the Nine Dragon Pond, nine life-like golden dragons can be seen. The atmosphere in the temple can be described as “A mountain does not have to be high. As long as there lives a fairy, it will be famous. A water body does not have to be deep. As long as there lives a dragon, it will demonstrate vital spirit.”. Many hikers rest at the temple. With pleasant environment and quiet temple air, it is a good place for people to get away from the fast pace of modern life for a while.