淡水清水巖 Tamsui Qingshui Temple

  主祀蓬萊老祖，俗稱「落鼻祖師」，有別於他廟供奉之清水祖師，為本廟最大特色。相傳遇有災厄，落鼻祖師即以落鼻示警。蓬萊老祖本尊，約於前清道光年間，由興福寮村民自滬尾港恭迎至該村供奉。後由翁氏移至庄仔內祖厝奉祀，之後又移至滬尾街東興14番地（中正路12號）翁氏所經營之「濟生號」受滬尾街眾祈拜。相傳蓬萊老祖，治病救苦，驅除疫疾或病蟲害，十分靈驗，香火益盛。地方士紳於是發起建廟。經四處發動捐款，終於在1933年完成正殿建築，1937年完成前殿建築。1884年清法戰爭滬尾之役，相傳老祖顯靈，護佑滬尾街眾，事後獲頒光緒皇帝御筆「功資拯濟」匾額，今仍高懸於殿內。（文：張建隆）

  The temple is dedicated to Penglai Laotsu, usually referred to as “Luobi Zushi”, while other temples are dedicated to Qingshui Zushi. It is said the nose of Luobi Zushi falls off as an omen of impending disaster. The main statue of Penglai Laotsu was brought from Hobe Harbor to Xingfuliao Village by the local villagers. Later, the statue was moved by the Ong clan to their ancestral shrine, then from there to “Jishenghao”, a store owned by the Ong family at Lot 14 on Hobe Street (no.12 Zhongzheng Rd.) where it was worshipped by the people of Hobe Street. Penglai Laotsu attracted a large following as it was believed to cure sickness, help those in need, as well as ward against illness and pests. A fund-raising campaign was therefore launched by the local gentry and the main temple hall. After much fund-raising, the main temple hall was completed in 1933 and the front was completed in 1937. Penglai Laotsu was said to have miraculously protected the people of Hobe Street during the Battle of Tamsui in the Sino-French War of 1884. An imperial plaque was therefore bestowed by Emperor Guangxu and this still hangs within the temple today. (Text: Jianlong Chang)