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Fuan Temple (福安宮) is located in Shengang township (伸港鄉) of Changhua County. (彰化縣) Originally in front of the temple, Bin 2nd Road (濱二路) served as an important port (Tugeke Port) (塗葛堀港) during the Qing Dynasty) mainly for trade between merchants from Xiamen (廈門) and Fuzhou. (福州) The residents of Shengang were mainly fishermen who lived dangerous and uncertain lives at sea. They often require the assistance of spirits to help soothe their minds, gradually resulting in the Mazu faith. During the Qing Dynasty, the organization of “18 Deyi Xinpu Zhuangs”(德頤新埔十八庄) appeared in Shengang (伸港) These also formed the Religious Sphere (祭祀圈) around Fuan Temple. Comparing this the administrative areas of today, these now reside 14 villages in Shenkang township and Hu nei village in Hemei town. Within this circle, there are three important sacrificial rituals in cluding “Wuying faith”(五營信仰) used to construct the religious sphere , and the “Shengdalu Lunzhi faith”(聖大爐輪值) and “Xie Pingan ”(謝平安儀式) which maintain the circle. In Wuying faith, the Shengang Fuan Temple and each of the five camps inside and outside of the area of the various zhuangs are arranged. The ritualistic behavior of Wuying faith in the Shengang area - “Anying Raojing” (安營繞境), “Kaojun”(犒軍), and Shou bing (收兵) are inveseigated discuss the functions and changes of the Wuying faith. “Shengdalu Lunzhi faith” is stndied to find out the origins of the faith, as well as to explains the method of rotating duties and keepsakes, the main responsibilities of the holy furnace tenders, the festival appearances of each village as they greet the holy furnace, etc. Through this, the functions and changes to Shengdalu Lunzhi faith are clarified. In addition, the four Xie Pingan villages within the Shengang area are used to summarize the special characteristics of Xie Pingan in the Shengang area. Additionally, what types of social functions can be achieved through Xie Pingan within the ritualistic circle This study takes on a historical perspective to understand the course of history of Shengang Fuan Temple and the 18 Deyi Xin Pu Zhuangs. The author has collected the earliest photo (1961) and the “Anying Raojing” procession maps, images, news media, and interviews from 2003 to 2017 to serve as the information for this research. This study (1) discusses the nature and functions of sacrifice, (2) clarifies the religious sphere area of Shengang Fuan Temple, (3) discusses the “Wuying faith” of the Shengang area, 4) traces the origins of Shengang Fuan Temple’s “Shengdalu Lunzhi faith” and the current system of the furnace tenders and (5) ais msses changes in sacrificial the rites.
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