Wang Gaolou Inscription

Mazu Stone Miracle

The freshwater port between the Qianlong and the Qing dynasty was quite prosperous. Many ships fixed in and out. At that time, the people on the sea did not have navigation equipment. When the weather was poor or the night was insufficient, the ship was easily lost and caused accidents. At that time, the abbot of the palace felt this. Then, he raised funds from the seafarers and built a "fake land" at the oil carport. He built the Wanggao Building and recorded the intentional process of the "Wangaolou Tablet" in the first month of Jiaqing (Western 1796).
According to legend, in the Second World War, the Japanese troops stationed in Tamsui in order to build a field fortress, in order to prevent the Allied landing, access to a large number of stone in the ruins of the high-rise building, resulting in this 150-year-old stone The lighthouse was "grasped by the roots" and disappeared from the ground. Only the surviving "Wangaolou Tablet" stands in this palace and is of historical value.
At that time, the lighthouse navigation equipment was usually a government camp. Wang Gaolou is a private lighthouse. It can be said that this is a rare example. This artificial navigation target is the same as the maritime patron saint "Mazu", which is believed by the people. It can protect the safety of navigation. The reason for this is as follows: The whole text is as follows: Quanli Wang Gaolou Quanxia suburbs go out to sea, and the directors of Huwei Street set up a watch to facilitate theft, but the ports of the Danjiang port are in the northeast of the ship. Every time a dark spot in the port meets the truth, it is unfavorable to misidentify the fake port by one or two vessels. It is also invited to join the shipowners to donate money to establish a high-rise building in the fake port. Fuyou official residence Zhaoqing Xiqiangong guards the night light to take care of the ships from the south of the light to enter the port can be guaranteed without any consideration, the cost of the walk must be allowed in the Hong Kong ships to donate the silver six yuan and then to the locals each time the silver I thought that I would like to pay for the salary of the building, and I would like to pay for it.
*Note: On the right inner wall of the front hall of Fuyou Palace, there is a stone monument of "Wangaolou Inscription" in Jiaqing Period (1796), which is about 90 cm high and 45 cm wide. It records the intention of building a high-rise building in Tamsui. And the process is very valuable.