Commonly referred to as ldquo;Monga Dizang Temple rdquo; this Class-3 national historic monument located on Xichang Street Wanhua District enshrines Ksitigarbha. It was unveiled in 1760 and remodeled in 1838 (the 25th year of Emperor Qianlong rsquo;s and the 18th year of Emperor Daoguang rsquo; reign respectively) with its property management rights transferred to the neighboring Longshan Temple to avoid confiscation by Japanese colonists. nbsp; Sitting on a west-east-facing lot Dizang Temple was designed in the one-hall style of the mid-Qing period with its simple structure enhanced by unpretentious carvings a 3-span fa ccedil;ade a ldquo;swallowtail rdquo; ridgeline gable ends a humpbacked rafter-and-purlin entrance corridor and round-based columns. Besides a wooden post-and-lintel framework comprising two crossbeams and three-guatong (melon-shaped short columns) mdash; the crossbeams are connected by rafters from which lanterns are hanging mdash; the main hall features a statue of Ksitigarbha the chief deity whose birthday (30th of the 7th lunar month) is marked by a large-scale ritual celebration. Sitting at Ksitigarbha rsquo;s left hand is Lord North Pole; sitting to his right-hand side are the Taipei Prefectural Chenghuang (city god) and Marshal Tiandu mdash; who were relocated from Taipei rsquo;s Prefectural Chenghuang Temple and Zilai Temple on Xiyuan Road respectively after Japanese colonists torn down their original places of enshrinement mdash; alongside Generals Fan and Xie. The quaint censer on the offering table was as its inscription indicates presented in the autumn of 1899 (the 25th year of Guangxu era) 17 years after the temple plaque was installed above Ksitigarbha rsquo;s throne and 2 years before the old-school incense burner first appeared in front of Generals Fan rsquo;s and Xie rsquo;s figurines. Not far away from the Dizang Temple is a sanctuary erected in 1760 to commemorate the ldquo;Lord of the Hordes rdquo; mostly home