Wang Wei-chang has been observing temple ceremonies for some time and gives the following example: Some religious services used to refuse entry to outsiders and the priests could only enter after purification, so their sacred nature was obvious to behold.
長期觀察廟會的自由創作者王煒昶也舉例說，在一些建醮活動中，舉行法事的醮壇一向謝絕外人進入；所有法師、執事都得齋戒淨身後才准進入，其神聖性可見一斑。