In response to the strong earthquake relief, the Temple of Heaven in Tainan took the lead in donating 5 million yuan, and prayed to God for the safety of Turkey and Syria.

The picture shows Zhuo Yongchong, vice chairman of the Temple of Heaven.

(Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)

[Reporter Wang Shuxiu/Tainan Report] The 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria hard, and rescue teams and supplies from various countries continued to pour into the disaster area.

As the capital of the gods, Tainan City, the iconic Temple of Heaven, the first temple in Taiwan, took the lead in supporting Turkey, donating 5.2 million yuan.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey on the 6th local time, causing heavy casualties in Turkey and Syria. More than 15,000 people have died so far.

In addition to Taiwan's donation of US$2 million for disaster relief, an international search and rescue team has also gone to Turkey to carry out humanitarian assistance.

Following the donation of one month's salary by Huang Weizhe, the head of Tainan City, the directors and supervisors of the Temple of Heaven also held an urgent meeting. All the directors and supervisors agreed to donate 5 million yuan to support Turkey; in addition, Chairman Xu Guorun and Vice Chairman Zhuo Yongchong of the Temple of Heaven The 2 people donated an additional 100,000 yuan each, hoping to contribute more.

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Xu Guorun said that the strong earthquake in Turkey caused heavy casualties, and the Temple of Heaven combined with the love of the ten great virtues did their best for the earthquake disaster, and hoped to use this as a catalyst to call on more people to gather strength for Turkey.

Zhuo Yongchong mentioned that the Temple of Heaven upholds the spirit of taking from the society and using it to the society, and engages in charitable relief. These loves from the ten directions are spread out through the Temple of Heaven, practicing religious compassion and helping believers accumulate merit.

The Temple of Heaven, Taiwan's first temple, spares no effort in charity. In addition to distributing more than 4 million yuan in poverty-stricken scholarships and grants, more than 4 million yuan in end-of-year condolences for disadvantaged self-improvement households, and a fixed annual donation of 2 million yuan to the social bureau for vulnerable families and groups In addition to the use of relief, the outbreak of the epidemic in recent years, the donation of epidemic prevention funds and materials in Tainan City alone has nearly 10 million yuan.

Whenever an emergency disaster occurs, the donation of the Temple of Heaven is not far behind. The Kaohsiung gas explosion, the Weiguan earthquake in Tainan, the Hualien earthquake;

The temple officials emphasized that it is because of the love of the great virtues of the ten directions that the Temple of Heaven has the ability to contribute to the international community!

The Temple of Heaven, the first temple in Taiwan, spares no effort in long-term charity.

(Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)