Lungshan Temple hosts Guanyin rites on 28 October
Published on 10/11/2026 at 02:07 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSKey points in brief
- Lungshan Temple in Taipei hosts a Guanyin ordination commemoration on 28 October 2026.
- The wider programme runs from 20 to 28 October 2026 and includes prayer gatherings and an outdoor performance on 24 October 2026.
- The temple complex in Wanhua was founded in 1738 and is a designated national historic monument in Taiwan.
A Guanyin ordination commemoration at Lungshan Temple (Manka Longshan Temple) in Taipei will take place on 28 October 2026. The temple’s official programme runs from 20 to 28 October and combines religious gatherings, family activities and an outdoor dance performance in the Wanhua district.
The main ceremony is scheduled for 11am on 28 October 2026 in the main hall. The date falls on the nineteenth day of the ninth lunar month, which the organisers identify as Guanyin’s ordination commemoration.
Guanyin commemoration runs from 20 to 28 October
The programme opens with prayer gatherings from 20 to 22 October 2026. The official schedule lists evening sessions using the Three Samadhi Water Repentance and Great Compassion Repentance services, with the sessions held at the temple.
On 24 October 2026, a family prayer gathering is planned in the temple forecourt and the plaza in front of the main hall. The same day, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre is due to present an outdoor performance of Thirteen Tongues in nearby Monga Park. The performance marks the work’s tenth anniversary and is described by the organiser as an outdoor presentation connected with the temple’s district. The official programme for the commemoration gives the dates, venues and schedule.
Lungshan Temple links the ceremony to a 1738 foundation
The complex stands in Wanhua, the historic district formerly known as Monga. An official history records that the temple was built in 1738 by settlers from three communities in Fujian, who brought a sacred image of Guanyin from Longshan Temple in Anhai.
The building follows a Chinese palace-style layout arranged as three courtyards and four connected halls. Its principal sections are the front hall, main hall, rear hall and two side wings. The temple’s official history describes a front hall with 11 bays, a main hall with a coffered ceiling assembled without nails and side wings containing a bell tower and a drum tower.
Air raids during the Second World War destroyed the central hall, while the Guanyin image survived. The complex was designated a national historic monument by Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior in 2018. That history gives the 28 October ceremony a specific setting: visitors will find the commemoration in the main hall of a building shaped by religious use, repeated repairs and wartime destruction.
Visiting Lungshan Temple during the October programme
- The main Guanyin ordination commemoration is scheduled for 28 October 2026 at 11am in the main hall. The wider programme runs from 20 to 28 October 2026.
- The 24 October 2026 family gathering uses the forecourt and the plaza before the main hall, while the Cloud Gate performance is scheduled for Monga Park.
- The temple is at 211 Guangzhou Street in Wanhua District, Taipei. The official Taiwan religious-culture listing identifies the site as Manka Longshan Temple.
- Visitors will encounter a working religious complex rather than a single exhibition space, with three courtyards, four main connected sections, bell and drum towers, carved stone panels and decorated roof ridges.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Lungshan Temple
When does the Guanyin commemoration take place at Lungshan Temple?
The main ceremony is scheduled for 28 October 2026 at 11am in the main hall. Related activities run from 20 to 28 October 2026.
What is Lungshan Temple?
It is a Buddhist and folk-religious temple complex in Wanhua, Taipei, founded in 1738 and designated a national historic monument in 2018.
Where is Lungshan Temple and how do you get there?
The temple is at 211 Guangzhou Street in Wanhua District, Taipei. Its official name in the Taiwan religious-culture listing is Manka Longshan Temple.
