Wan-yieh: The wan-yiehs are among the most widely followed Taoist deities in Taiwan. It is estimated that there are at least 800 temples throughout the island devoted to them, including the wan-yieh temple at Peimen.
王爺是台灣民間信徒極多的神明之一，除南鯤鯓外，供奉王爺的廟尚有八百多座，對於「王爺」的由來傳說甚多，莫衷一是，下面僅述說其中的幾種：