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Qingshui Temple (Chinese: 艋舺清水巖; pinyin: Měngxiá Qīngshuǐ Yán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Báng-kah-chheng-chúi-giâm; Chingshui Temple) also known as Tsushih Temple or the "Divine Progenitors Temple" is a temple in dedicated to the god Qingshui Zushi, a Northern Song Dynasty Buddhist monk who is said to have saved a town from a drought. The temple is located in the Wanhua District of Taipei City, Taiwan and was constructed in 1787 CE.[1] In 1958, the temple was renovated and restored. The temple is often called "the most characteristic example of mid-Qing temple architecture.