Taiwan: A Taoist priest and Taipei businessmen (in blue) take part in a Taoist ritual at Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Taipei

Dalongdong Baoan Temple (Chinese: 大龍峒保安宮; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tōa-lông-pōng pó-an kiong) also known as the Taipei Baoan Temple (Chinese: 臺北保安宮) is a Taiwanese folk religion temple built in the Datong district of Taipei, Taiwan.

The present temple was originally built by clan members in the Tong'an District (同安) who immigrated to Taipei in the early 19th century and gave the temple the name Bao'an (保安) in order to 'protect those of tong'an' (保佑同安).

The temple construction commenced in 1804 and replaced a previously existing wooden shrine from 1742 in Dalongdong.

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