Many temples in Taiwan started as small shrines. As the temples expanded, earlier buildings were torn down--to disappear without a trace. Traditional bricks and roof tiles have given way to reinforced concrete and modern ceramic tiles--or even glass walls. But there's no need to go into other temples here.
許多台灣廟宇從小廟發跡，擴建時常把以前的建築毀掉，磚瓦不留，再用鋼筋水泥及磁磚重建，或蓋起玻璃帷幕的香客大樓。