Tainan Salt Water Wu Temple, Taoist temple. No. 87, Wumiao Road, Wumiao Village, Shanshui Township, Tainan County, Taiwan Province. According to the “Taiwan Temple Panorama”: it was built during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty (1662-1722); it was repaired in the eighth year of the Jiaqing period (1803); it was repaired again in 1983 and the rear hall was rebuilt. The main buildings include the worship pavilion, the main hall, and the rear hall. The main hall houses a statue of the martial god Guan Yu, which sits in awe in the middle of the hall. The temple is home to many cultural relics, including the stone lions in front of the Sanchuan Hall and the ancient incense burner in the shrine of the main hall. The stone lions are simple in appearance, with large heads, ears that stick out, slightly flattened snouts, and The male lion has a split muzzle with no teeth visible, while the female lion has her mouth closed and her eyes fixed. The carvings are exquisite and the charm is simple and ancient. The ancient incense burner has relief carvings of a qilin, which are exquisitely carved, and was made in the seventh year of the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty (1827).
台南盐水武庙 道教庙宇。在台湾省台南县盐水镇武庙里武庙路八十七号。据《台湾寺庙大观》记载:创建于清代康熙年间(1662—1722);嘉庆八年(1803)曾有修建;1983年重修,并改建后殿。主要建筑有拜亭、正殿、后殿等;正殿内供奉武圣关圣帝君塑像,威武凛然,镇坐殿中。庙内文物众多,以三川殿门前的石狮及正殿神龛内的古香炉最具特色;石狮体态朴拙,头形硕大,圆耳外扬,狮鼻略扁,眼中含神,雄狮裂嘴不见齿,雌狮闭口凝眸,雕造精美,神韵古朴;古香炉上浮雕麒麟,刻镂精致,为清代道光七年(1827)所造。