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The Tao of Today
Taiwan is heir to the entire Chinese tradition of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and
that amorphous collection of deities and demons worshipped as folk faith. But over the
centuries the people have blended their way to a unique and tolerant religious culture
that's often as ritual-heavy as Catholicism and as wild as Santeria.
Taiwanese temples (all 15,000) combine worship hall, festival venue and art house un-
der one roof. Watch a plague boat burn at Donglong Temple, go on a pilgrimage with the
Empress of Heaven, study a rooftop three-dimensional mosaic, and learn why a flag and
ball have come to represent prayer.
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