Anping Matsu Temple (Kaitai Tianhou Temple)(安平天后宮(開台天后宮))

Located next to Fort Zeelandia, Anping Kaitai Matsu Temple(安平天后宮(開台天后宮) is Anping District’s largest temple and has a spacious temple square. Its statue of Matsu is a rare soft-bodied statue that, it is said, was brought with Koxinga’s fleet from Meizhou in Fujian in 1668. A temple was built, and the statue was enshrined, which is why the temple name has “kaitai” (“founding”) in it. The temple is one of the main centers for Matsu belief in Taiwan. The temple’s grandest event is the Matsu Festival held every four years.