Kaohsiung temple vandalized by landowner over renovation dispute
Kaohsiung temple vandalized by landowner over renovation dispute
2025-12-11
A 70-year-old temple in Kaohsiung’s Meinong District was recently vandalized with black and red paint with motor oil strewn across the floor, leaving it in a shocking state. But it seems the culprit was the landowner himself, who decided to ruin the temple because he disagreed with its latest renovations.
This temple’s altar, offering table, and walls have all been vandalized with black paint. The ground is covered in dark motor oil, writing on its pillars has been blacked out, and a plaque commemorating donors has been marked with an X in red spray paint. The vandals even littered the ground with broken relics, leaving the temple looking utterly ruined.
Local resident
It’s heartbreaking. We’ve prayed here since we were young, for 70 or 80 years, and now it’s such a mess. We had kindly repaired it and built a tin roof so it wouldn’t leak, but once it was finished, they started ruining it.
This temple in Kaohsiung’s Meinong District has stood for over 70 years. Heartbroken to see it vandalized, residents were shocked to learn that the culprit was none other than the landowner himself. They initially suspected he wanted to demolish the temple and expand his field, but his son said he was offended that the temple had been renovated without his approval.
Yang Chiu-tien
Village chief
You want us to move out, but the structures on this land weren’t paid for by you alone. Everyone contributed, so of course you’d need to compensate us.
Landowner’s son
Look, the land is his, but you went ahead and did all this without his approval, so he lost his temper. When you started the project, he already told you not to touch it, because if you want to make changes to the temple, well, he is the landowner, and now he’s angry. If you love doing this so much, then move it to your house and do it there.
The son said that as long as a boundary survey confirms his father is the landowner, they will make plans to relocate the temple. But for people who have been worshipping here for decades, it’s heartbreaking to see it so disrespected.
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槓神明? 高雄70年土地公廟遭潑漆 疑地主動手
2025-12-11
高雄美濃區有一間在地70多年的土地公廟，近日被人潑黑漆和機油，甚至還噴灑紅色油漆，整間廟變得慘不忍睹，不過經過了解，動手破壞的人，竟然是地主本人，疑似地主不同意廟宇的整修相關工程，才會選擇這麼做。
土地公廟的神壇、供桌和牆面，全都被人潑灑了黑色的油漆，地面上布滿黑色機油，旁邊的柱子也都遭殃，用來刻捐款人姓名的芳名錄，更是被噴漆，畫上一個大大的紅色叉叉，地面上還有被毀損的物品，整間廟可以說是慘不忍睹。
[[當地民眾]]
“很心痛。我們從小拜了7、80年到現在，你今天搞成這樣。我們就很好心整修搭一個鐵皮屋，不要給它漏，然後弄好，就開始破壞了。”
高雄美濃區這一間在地70多年的土地公廟位在田間，近日遭人毀損，原本民眾還一度以為，是不是遭人報復或尋仇，沒想到經過了解，動手的人竟然就是地主本人，一度傳出疑似是地主想種田所以拆廟，不過地主兒子解釋，是因為整修相關工程，沒有取得地主同意，衝突才一觸即發。
[[高雄市美濃區中壇里里長 楊秋田]]
“你要叫我們遷走，地上物不是只有你出錢，大家出的啊，這個當然地上物你要賠償。”
[[地主兒子]]
“重點地是他的，你沒有經過他同意，你就給他搞成這樣，他就發飆了，你在動工的時候他就跟你說你不要動祂了，因為你要動這個土地公有沒有，地主是他啊，他現在生氣了，你愛搞是不是?那你搬去你家搞。”
地主兒子表示，目前會安排鑑界，若證實地的主人是爸爸沒有錯，就會規劃遷廟將廟搬遷。只是土地公廟在地多年，如今被破壞，讓信眾覺得這樣的行為實在對神不尊敬，難以接受。
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