As most of the residents of the Tataocheng area immigrated from southern Fukien province, they have set up temples at street corners to honor their special gods.
大稻埕一帶還有另一個特色，就是許多街道的端點、或丁字路口，大廟、小廟，觸目皆是。據此地父老說，閩南人移居他鄉，一定要奉家鄉的守護神一同前往，到了新墾的地方，第一要務就是建廟，供奉家鄉帶來的神像，這些街頭廟宇就是祖先開墾時立的。