Wen Wu Temple

Origin of academy

Name of the academy: In 1824, Lukang's official Chuan-an Teng was deeply impressed by Lukang's popular style of writing, but there was no place for students to concentrate on learning. Thus, he advocated building the academy. The academy was named Wenkai to memorize Guang-wen Shen, a famous scholar in the late Ming Dynasty. Guang-wen Shen (styled himself as “Wenkai” and “Si An”) who came to Taiwan in the period of Dutch occupation to teach Chinese immigrants to read and write, was hailed as the ancestor of Taiwan's Han culture.

Lukang's gentries such as juren Ting-chang Lin, gongsheng Ying-　shih Chen (Shih-Tao Chen's two sons).　Shu-shih Chen (Shih-Tao Chen's four sons), bingsheng Ren-shr chen (Shih-Tao Chen's five sons). Chi-shih Chen (Shih-Tao Chen's nine sons). Applied for approval of donation for building the academy and Shih-Tao Chen acted as leader responsible for building Wen-Chang Temple.

Photo:Wen Wu Temple under Japanese Rule Sugar Mill Train Source Source： Copy of Cuoyang's Lukang Ancient

Photo:After the 1975 Fire, Sanchuan Gate in 1824 survived Source Source： by this team

Photo:Reopening visit after renovation in 2016Source： by this team