Wen Wu Temple & Peacock Garden

One of the last two stops on the tour before heading to our hotel was Wen Wu Temple.
This is one of two lions standing guard over the temple and it was the first thing I noticed upon entering.

This is the entrance gate I passed through upon entering into the temple. You can see Sun Moon Lake in the background.

Incense is burnt in a huge urn inside the temple.

The 3-D relief artwork inside the temple is exquisite.

At the top of the temple, you have a great view of Sun Moon Lake during sunset.

A few miles away from the temple is the entrance to Peacock Garden where peacocks and other birds are reared.

Even the gate to the peacocks' habitat is created in the form of a peacock.

Have you seen so many peacocks?
There were even a few albino peacocks in the distance which I have never seen before.

Other than peacocks, the Formosan Blue Magpie, Taiwan's national bird, also lives at the garden.
It is part of the crow family and can only be found in the Taiwan area.

Next door to the magpie was the Golden Pheasant usually found in the mountainous regions of Western China. This is a male golden pheasant with its bright plumage to attract the female.

This is a golden pheasant as well, but I wonder if it is female because of its plainer colors.

- Karen