It is said that Tainan is shaped like a phoenix, which is why it was nicknamed phoenix city. As Puji Temple(普濟殿) is located at the center of the fengshui bagua (eight divinatory trigrams) net, to prevent the phoenix that brought the city prosperity from flying away, Puji Temple and the bagua net shaped streets around it were built. Puji Temple has become well-known in the last few years, the reason being its creative painted lanterns, introduced for the first time at Chinese New Year in 2014. Thousands of painted lanterns are neatly hung in the temple square and even extend onto Kuohua Street, giving a pleasant surprise to passing visitors and locals. The warm light emitted by the lanterns by night lets visitors feel the warmth of family reunions at Chinese New Year, winning much praise.
Free entry, open all year round
