Sanshan God
The main god enshrined in Nanchang Palace in Nanpu Township is the Sanshan God, or King of Three Mountains. The King of Three Mountains refer to the three mountain gods of Jinshan, Mingshan, and Dushan in Chaozhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province. They are beliefs originated in Guangdong, China. When the Hakka moved to Taiwan, most of them chose the King of the Three Mountains, Goddess of Mercy, and Mazupo as their guardians. When they first came to Taiwan, they worshipped the guardians at home. After the economic situation improved, they built temples. The King of Three Mountains in Nanchang Palace was originally enshrined in the home of Peng Xiangbo, who opened a Chinese medicine shop in Nanpu. When Nanpu was reclaimed, some aborigines practiced beheading as a form of battle. One day, Wan Ye came to Peng Xiangbo in a dream, telling him when beheading would be practiced in Nanpu. Knowing it, everyone hid somewhere until aborigines left, and all of them survived. Because of this incident, the number of believers increased and they moved to Jinguangfu Nanpu Mansion to worship, which became the Nanchang Palace as we know today.