Dragons and steamed buns at Taiwan's temple-like church

With a cross rising from a red pagoda roof and two lion statues guarding the entrance, a Catholic church in southern Taiwan could easily be mistaken for one of the ubiquitous temples dotting the island.

Taiwan embraces freedom of religion and has one of the highest densities of temples in the world, with close to 70 per cent of the population believers in Taoism, Buddhism, and Chinese folk traditions.

About six per cent of Taiwan's 23.57 million population are Christian, with 300,000 of those Catholic.



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