Today we came to a really special place, it's not just an ordinary temple.

Placed in the mountain of Taipei, the Fufudingshan Shell Temple (富福頂山寺) is something definitely unique. The temple is entirely made of shells and corals like an underwater palace.

The name Fufudingshan isn't that well know, even the signs on the road talk about Shell Temple.



The temple made of shells isn't anywhere close to the sea. It's about 20 minutes drive from the sea, lying in the mountains. When we arrived to there, the view was like an old, poor building with a pretty much space for parking car. I wasn't even sure we are in the right place until we went uphill to the temple's entrance. Maybe for people it's not easy to find this place since there was only a few visitors.