07/06/2026
Temples in Taiwan, some hundreds of years old, serve as community centers where Buddhism, Taoism and local folk religions blend. Revelers said the setting gave parties a connection to traditions that the clubs in Taipei lacked. “There is a bit of a spiritual feeling,” said Lin Hsin-hui, a university student. “There’s also a strong cultural atmosphere, a certain sense of immersion.”
A Taipei temple, nearly reclaimed by the forest, now draws hundreds of young people looking for a different kind of night out.