Dalongdong Baoan Temple

This guide to Dalongdong Baoan Temple in Taipei traces a 1742 shrine founded by Fujianese immigrants into a 1917 building contest, when the temple committee split a major renovation between two master craftsmen, each working in secret on opposite wings. You'll hear about the judging process and the decades-later restoration that brought the carvings back to life. Look up at the bell tower and drum tower on either side as you listen.