| dc.description.abstract | This study is based on the local Er-lun temple, to discuss the religion and local development in Zhuolan. Zhuolan Township, which is located in the southest of Miaoli County, wasn’t developed due to a mountainous district until 1783 Kwangtung Province people settled down. Zhang family built a cabin for Three Mountain Kings flag, which is invited from Linchao temple in Changhua to Zhuolan. For appreciating its’ efficacy , local peopledonated money and helped this temple rebuilt. Er-lun temple becomes the biggest temple in Zhuolan
areanowadays.
Locals were kept invaded by aborigine, so they pray for the Three Mountain Kings, which is natural mountain god from their homeland. Zhang family With the developments, aborigine’s problem wasn’t the first priority to pray for. Locals “reported” almost everything to Three Mountain Kings regularly and it made Three Mountain Kings an irreplaceable status. The gods in Er-lun temple was increasing to satisfy the local needs by the culture fusions between Hakka and Hokien, and it also offer a place for “homeless gods” to stay. Er-lun temple shows it’s culture diversity and tolerance.
To Zhang family, besides holding ritual activities, served in Er-lun temple made them a respectable family and get into a high societyimportance. Recently, Er-lun temple played more than a religion place to locals by holding various kinds of activities, proving social succor and scholarships, which integrate local
society and hold local peopletogether.
Therefore, this study research on local development history of Zhuolan, analyze the relationship between Er-lun temple and local development, and also the changes on natural environment.
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