BYAHILO visits the Cebu Taoist Temple
Posted by on August 22, 2008
When Melo, Nina, and I started to plan for our itinerary, I immediately suggested to go to the Taoist Temple in Cebu. It has been ages since I last visited this place. When I went to Cebu to cover the Sinulog 2007, I didn’t have the luxury of time to go to this place.
The Cebu Taoist Temple is a sprawling complex at the posh Beverly Hills Village. Reaching the site is quite a challenge too. There is no direct public transport plying the route of Cebu City center to the Taoist Temple.
So what we did was took a cab from a fastfood joint near the Fuente Osmeña then asked the driver to bring us to the Taoist Temple in Beverly Hills.
The Taoist Temple in Cebu is beautiful. But is always full of tourists. We went there early in the morning but several Korean, Japanese and Chinese tourists were already there milling around the place.
The Cebu Temple offers a breathtaking view of Mactan Island as well as the nearby province of Bohol. Photography is allowed in every areas except inside the prayer area. It is also prohibited to take photos of the images at the altar. To reach the temple’s peak one needs to climb approximately 99 steps of well-paved stairs.
The Cebu Taoist Temple is just one proof that the Chinese influence is very strong in the city. Aside from Binondo and Iloilo, Cebu is one of the places in the Philippines with an established Chinese community more popularly known to many as Chinatown.
i really love the view from Taoist. I heard that they celebrate an annual moon festival here. never tried to attend one.
Taoist temple, is the bect chinese temple in the country.Most filipino chinese come ther once a year to visit their temple especially during chinese new years.
from around fuente osmena to the temple how much would the cab fare be? tnx