Taipei Xiahai City God Temple Gets New Robe for Birthday, Design Hides Taiwan's Settlement History
To celebrate the City God's birthday, the Taipei Xiahai City God Temple will host the 'Birth City Festival' from June 13 to July 5. Designer Li Yu-sheng created a new divine robe, 'Daojiang Taiwan Frontier Dual Vigil,' incorporating Taiwan's first steam locomotive 'Tengyun' and the 'Junk' sailing ship, reflecting the history of Taiwan's settlement and Dadaocheng's land and sea transportation.
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(Central News Agency reporter Wang Bao'er, Taipei, 3rd) To welcome the City God's birthday, the Taipei Xiahai City God Temple will launch the 'Birth City Festival' starting on the 13th. They invited designer Li Yu-sheng, who has experience in theatrical costume and deity robe design, to create a new robe for the City God, incorporating Taiwan's historically famous steam locomotive and Tangshan sailing junks.
The 'Taipei Xiahai City God Cultural Festival - Birth City Festival' is co-organized by the Taipei Xiahai City God Temple and the Dadaocheng Creative Street District Development Association. A preview press conference was held today. Chen Wen-wen, manager of the Taipei Xiahai City God Temple, stated in her speech that the Xiahai City God has protected the ancestors and Dadaocheng for 206 years since crossing the sea. Dadaocheng embodies a spirit of unity, and regardless of whether one arrived early or late, she hopes the event will make Dadaocheng better together.
At the press conference, the 2026 Bingwu Year City God's birthday robe, 'Daojiang Taiwan Frontier Dual Vigil,' designed by Li Yu-sheng, was unveiled. The robe features a double-layer, see-through design. The outer layer uses a镂空 (openwork) perspective overlooking Taiwan to symbolize the deity's watchful protection, while the inner layer incorporates imagery of northern Taiwan's mountains and seas. It also combines the five camps and five colors with Taiwan's endemic rare birds, symbolizing the City God's guardianship of the land.
Notably, the central axis of the robe incorporates Taiwan's first steam locomotive, 'Tengyun,' and the totem of the 'Junk,' the sailing ship that carried many ancestors to Taiwan. This echoes Dadaocheng's history of land and sea transportation and the pioneering spirit of the ancestors who crossed the sea. Li Yu-sheng shared that he had previously 'made a successful wish' to the Taipei Xiahai City God and was very happy to design the deity's robe this time.
The 'Taipei Xiahai City God Cultural Festival - Birth City Festival' will celebrate the City God's birthday over three weeks. The City God's birthday is on the 13th day of the 5th lunar month (June 27th on the solar calendar). That week will feature a thanksgiving opera performance by the 'Minquan Opera Troupe' offered by devotees, and the 'City God Warm Birthday Market' by artisan craftspeople.
The 'Taipei Xiahai City God Cultural Festival - Birth City Festival' will run from June 13 to July 5 at Dadaocheng, Taipei. (Editor: Zhang Yajing) 1150603
The 'Taipei Xiahai City God Cultural Festival - Birth City Festival' is co-organized by the Taipei Xiahai City God Temple and the Dadaocheng Creative Street District Development Association. A preview press conference was held today. Chen Wen-wen, manager of the Taipei Xiahai City God Temple, stated in her speech that the Xiahai City God has protected the ancestors and Dadaocheng for 206 years since crossing the sea. Dadaocheng embodies a spirit of unity, and regardless of whether one arrived early or late, she hopes the event will make Dadaocheng better together.
At the press conference, the 2026 Bingwu Year City God's birthday robe, 'Daojiang Taiwan Frontier Dual Vigil,' designed by Li Yu-sheng, was unveiled. The robe features a double-layer, see-through design. The outer layer uses a镂空 (openwork) perspective overlooking Taiwan to symbolize the deity's watchful protection, while the inner layer incorporates imagery of northern Taiwan's mountains and seas. It also combines the five camps and five colors with Taiwan's endemic rare birds, symbolizing the City God's guardianship of the land.
Notably, the central axis of the robe incorporates Taiwan's first steam locomotive, 'Tengyun,' and the totem of the 'Junk,' the sailing ship that carried many ancestors to Taiwan. This echoes Dadaocheng's history of land and sea transportation and the pioneering spirit of the ancestors who crossed the sea. Li Yu-sheng shared that he had previously 'made a successful wish' to the Taipei Xiahai City God and was very happy to design the deity's robe this time.
The 'Taipei Xiahai City God Cultural Festival - Birth City Festival' will celebrate the City God's birthday over three weeks. The City God's birthday is on the 13th day of the 5th lunar month (June 27th on the solar calendar). That week will feature a thanksgiving opera performance by the 'Minquan Opera Troupe' offered by devotees, and the 'City God Warm Birthday Market' by artisan craftspeople.
The 'Taipei Xiahai City God Cultural Festival - Birth City Festival' will run from June 13 to July 5 at Dadaocheng, Taipei. (Editor: Zhang Yajing) 1150603