Next destination was Neihu District, where the entourage stopped by for a hearty lunch before proceeding to the Guan Du Gong Temple 關渡宮 in the nearby Beitou District.
Guan Du Gong Temple is the oldest Ma Zu temple in northern Taiwan, worshipping Ma Zu, the Goddess of the Sea, as its main deity. There is an endless stream of people making a pilgrimage to this temple on a daily basis.
Joey showed that there are two entrances to this temple. The major landform feature at this site is the convergence of the three waterways (Ji Long River, Dan Shui River and Da Han Xi River), coagulating the Qi at the vicinity of the temple. He explained that both entrances were tilted to receive the Qi. Based on the Xuan Kong Da Gua formula, this shows the relationship between the Main Door and the Qi source. Noting one of the entrance, where the Main Door faces a Huge Door mountain, Joey enlightened the participants that this temple has the capacity to collect donations for charity purposes.
Looking across the river, he went on to point out a powerful mountain formation that contains all Five Elements - Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. This is so strong that it uses the mountain range at this temple as its embrace. Thus, there is bound to have a very good meridian spot here.
Within that mountain also lies the final resting place of the ancestor of a wealthiest man in Taiwan. But more will be revealed about this when Joey brings the participants there in the next two days.
The entourage returned to Neihu District with a visit to the Neihu Bi Shan Yan 內湖忠勇山壁山巖, a temple situated at the peak of Zhong Yong Mountain. This temple has a unique setup, where the mountain's water flow from the source converges beneath the temple to form a meridian spot. The participants witnessed the flow of the water with awe. According to Joey, this formation was mentioned in the classical text and now, everyone present has the opportunity to see it with their own eyes.
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The participants were baffled earlier when they could not see the embraces at the temple's foyer. But once at the meridian spot (below the temple), the embraces were more visible - the hills on the shoulder level formed the 'ear' to protect the spot. Simply amazing!
Day Two ended with a dinner at Kee Lung City. Many of the participants also took the chance to visit the night market after dinner, which was bustling with activity and packed with people. All were spoilt for choice of street food there.
Stay tune for the updates on our adventures in Day Three tomorrow as Joey will bring the participants to see the ancestral tombs of two wealthy men in Taiwan!