Ci shrine

A Ci shrine, (祠), is a kind of religious building that originated in China. They are used for honoring people and ancestors.

They are a kind of Chinese temple and are different from Miao Shrines which honor deities instead of people and ancestors.

Ci shrines were often built by the public to worship public figures, sometimes living ones. In the Ming dynasty, the people of Teng County built a ci shrine to the life of Zhao Bangqing. Hero shrines were built to heroes who died for the country.蔡錦堂:〈從神社忠烈祠－－戰前與戰後台灣「國家宗祀的轉換」〉。 The Chinese hero cult honors such heroes at Ci shrines.
Since ci and miao are similar, sometimes they are mixed together. Some ci shrines are dedicated to Confucian, Daoist, or Buddhist deities such as Wong Tai Sin Temple.https://archive.today/20220920045407/https://eastweek.my-magazine.me/main/3782

 Related pages 
 Jisi
 Miao shrine

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Category:Religious Confucianism
Category:Temples in Asia