Text and Photos by : Melo Villareal
Its probably my third time to visit this Chinese Temple but each time i visit Cebu, I always make sure to visit this Taoist Temple to enjoy the fresh air and the fantastic birds eye-view of Cebu City, Mactan and Bohol islands.
The temple has an elevation of more or less 300 meters above sea level and you need to take 99 steps in order for you to reach the main temple. Oh! Well, not an easy walk but the view is truly rewarding. Read More>>
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Wow Amazing Photos, Im a cebuana and i like your photography style. I like the colors and your short write up is great as well
@gwapa – thank you so much for the kind words
[...] visiting the Cebu Taoist Temple and having our bountiful lunch at CnT Lechon Cebu, We went straight to Mactan – Cebu’s [...]
I’ve been in this temple last year with my very special someone. She likes the place so much. I enjoyed the view from the temple. It gives you a better view of the island. Your photos remind me of that wonderful experience. Great job! Nice pics!
Wow, I love China and it’s architecture so this post and it’s photograps was perfect for me! =) /Elsa
halow im so thankful that one of each picture have a beautiful and keep up the good work i hope they project you come….
GOOD LUCK!!!
Such a beautiful place to see and your angles in your photo are very different!
i like it…we will bw having a field trip this november 29…i am so excited..
[...] visiting the Cebu Taoist Temple and having our bountiful lunch at CnT Lechon Cebu, We went straight to Mactan – Cebu’s [...]
maraming salamat po master co sa iyong tulong. coz u r the only one who help improve my life and fortune. Mabuhay master co of hsien tiak temple
I wish to extend my sincere thanks to master co of philippine hsien tiak taoist temple as he is the only one who help cure my sickness and also the one who help inprove my life and fortune. master co is also the one and only feng shui master who help me win the jackpot in the lotto draw last week.
a million thanks to you master co and hope you can come visit Taoist temple again as we miss you so much.
these are amazing pictures… i have many friends there… i myself have never been to philippine… but seeing these pics really makes me want to come there… and u know what one day i will!!
Philippines is a really lovely country. I went there last year for vacation and certainly enjoyed my self. The culture, food and the people are so amazing.
Nice photos. I’ve seen very beautiful temples in Sri Lanka too. You should visit Sri Lanka. I think You’ll like it. Thanks for sharing the information and the photos. I loved them.
Hi! I just recently came from our vacation at Bohol & Cebu and one of the itinerary of our vacation is visiting the Taoist Temple of Cebu and I want to share my unforgettable moment in Taoist Temple of Cebu because I would say it is NOTGOOD, it is very FRUSTRATING.
It is all started when I let my son sit on a small fence made of rock to take picture, when suddenly a lady in a uniform shouted and yelling at me saying” KATKAT PA MO DIHA KAY MAKAGAWAS MONG TANAN KARON. I was stunned at the voice and the reprimand she gave me. Instead of feeling excited of seeing the Temple, i feel different at then, I feel embarrassed why on earth this Lady shouted at me.
I learned that she is the Manager of the Taoist Temple, her name is DINA DY. I’m really frustrated of her because of the way she reprimand me and my family. Yes, it is true that it is my fault why i let my son sit on that fence wherein it is prohibited but she has NO RIGHT to shout at me in that way. Yes we can reprimand somebody but not to the extent of yelling at them specially if it is the first wrongdoing.
What I did when she shouted at me is I said SORRY. I said Sorry even she shouted at me because I observed that it is my fault and next time I have to read some rules upon entering the Temple. What is worst is when I said sorry to her she talks back and said” SIGE LANG MO UG SORRY BASI GUSTO NINYO MAKAGAWAS NGA MAY BULAK ANG ILONG”.
I did not like the way she talk backs to me even I already ask for Sorry. So I decided to confront her because I don’t like to get back home in Davao with this kind of experience. I told her ” Yes you can reprimand us but next time don’t shout”, its getting worst when she replied ” HINDI NAMIN KAYO KAILAN DITO, UMALIS KAYO”.
So we just decide to get out of the place. I thought that I could have a better view of the Temple and remember it for Good but that is not the way it happened. When we are already outside the temple we meet a group of tourist from Ilo-ilo and a foreigner with a Filipino wife with the same resentment with us they experienced with the same lady DINA DY.
To DINA DY of TAOIST TEMPLE, I want to say this to you.
1. You have NO RIGHT to YELL us.
2. IF you need to reprimand, talk it in a NICE WAY. (it really shows na ang pangit mong ugali lalabas sa iyong pangit na mukha.)
To Taoist Temple Management, Thank you for giving us the opportunity to appreciate your , religion culture & heritage. But sad to say I did not appreciate the way Ms. Dina Dy treat us. kUNG HINDI NYO KAILANGAN ANG MGA TOURISTA GAYA NAMIN that came from different places just to see your Temple, then i think you don’t need to open your temple to the Public para wala nang gulo.
Well that’s certainly a bad experience. Sorry to hear about that. But it’s a really nice place. I loved my visit. The culture and diversity is really amazing. Thanks.
i want to inquire how much is the entrance fee?
The ideal outcome would be a solution of the problem with no single individual having to think all that hard. ,
Hi to all sad to hear about the story of that Dina Dy.
Talagang ganyan naman ang ugali nun sobrang bastos magsalita akala niya sa kanya buong Taoist Temple sa totoo lang peste lng sya dun. board member lang sya ng lady auxiliary. kakahiya mga ginagawa ni Dina Dy tsk tsk