Next, we walked over to the Spring and Autumn Pavilions. From there, G made his way to the Wuli Pavilion while I hid in the shade.
Here’s the walkway to the Wuli Pavilion… (that didn’t looked very interesting anyway 
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The Spring and Autumn Pavilions (春秋閣) were completed in 1951 and dedicated to Kuan Kung, the God of War. (Notice me hiding in the pavilion?)
In front of the pavilions is a statue of Kuanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, riding a dragon. According to legend, Kuanyin appeared above the clouds riding on a dragon, signifying that believers must erect an image depicting this event between “pavilions of summer and autumn”.
There’s a bird with meditation beads… what’s the significance?
Located next to the pond, at the pavilions, is a fish food vending machine. We realized this when we saw a similar machine later in Tainan, keke.
Across the road from the Spring and Autumn Pavilions is the Temple of Enlightenment.
As we walked along the Lotus Lake, we passed groups of elderly sitting in the shade of trees and chatting with one another. A small lotus pond along the way…
After walking for 300m, we reached the Polar God of Mystic Heaven… Yet again, G went ahead to take a close-up photo while I loitered at the entrance area and took refuge in shaded areas, kekeke.
In the distance, we could see Cho-Tze,Chin-Shuei Temple (清水宮).
Next destination is the Confucius Temple, which was 600m away. 
Upon reaching the temple, we found that the temple grounds were practically devoid of any visitors. So, G walked around taking unobstructed photos while I was waiting in a shaded area – people kept looking at me, probably thinking why I was simply standing there and doing nothing for some time!
A plaque depicting dragons, along the steps.
I like this lantern~ 
After the visit, we wanted to find a bus-stop to take a bus back but we got a bit lost and didn’t see any bus-stops around! So, we decided to walk to the MRT station instead.
After getting directions, I think we walked about 1.5km before we reached Zuoying station. I remembered the person mentioned it was quite far to walk but this was the nearest station.
It was really really hot and most of the time, there was no shade. I used an umbrella but still it was a bit too much to bear. Definitely not fun walking around drenched in perspiration…
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