Taiwan is replete with Taoist temples: sacred grounds where the faithful seek blessings. Recently, politicians have been seeking both the gods’ and voters’ favor. When election season was in high gear ...

She wished for world peace and prosperity for all, adding that she hoped to be able to come to worship every year. First-time visitor hairstylist Tsukumi Ito was also at the temple with her male ...

Last year during a Taoist pilgrimage, government monitors found levels of harmful PM2.5 - particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter - had reached more than 60 times the World Health ...