Be that as it may, looking back through history the Lungshan Temple has played far more than just a religious role. The largest temple in a commercial district, Lungshan has often been an important stage for cataclysmic political events, and also a field of battle for clashes between social groups. Lungshan Temple has had an eventful history.
然而回顧台北城的歷史，龍山寺扮演的角色並非僅僅是信仰中心，作為老商埠的角頭大廟，龍山寺在改朝換代中曾數度扮演關鍵性場景，也曾是族群衝突的發生地，歷史上的龍山寺風雲歷歷。