This very busy temple is devoted to kuan kung , a famous deified general who lived ( a . d . 162 - 219 ) during the three kingdoms period . a man who valued loyalty and righteousness above all things , kuan kung is worshipped as the god of war ; since he was adept at managing finances , he is also worshipped as the patron saint of businessmen 座落于民权东路与松江路口占地二一四零坪，主祀关圣帝君，亦即“关公” ，由于关圣帝君是武神，也是帝业保护神，因此庙里香火鼎盛，香客不绝。
On 23 march every lunar year , the birthday of a - ma , and in the spring festival , the temple is crowded with worshippers . many male and female disciples gather here to pay homage and to pray for good fortune . even young men and young women in western - style clothes and in long boots and short skirts come to burn incense to pray for good luck , a quite warm scene 后人为了纪念娘妈，在此立庙奉祀，每年农历三月廿三日娘妈诞和每年春节，庙内就香火鼎盛，信男善女都会前来参拜祈福，就算是西装革履，长靴短裙的少男少女亦会前来烧香祈福，场面相当热闹。
On 23 march every lunar year , the birthday of a - ma , and in the spring festival , the temple is crowded with worshippers . many male and female disciples gather here to pay homage and to pray for good fortune . even young men and young women in western - style clothes and in long boots and short skirts come to burn incense to pray for good luck , a quite warm scene 后人为了纪念娘妈，在此立庙奉祀，每年农历三月廿三日娘妈诞和每年春节，庙内就香火鼎盛，信男善女都会前来参拜祈福，就算是西装革履，长靴短裙的少男少女亦会前来烧香祈福，场面相当热闹。
From december 14 to 16 , the hsihu center participated in the 2001 hsihu cultural festival , the first event of its kind to be held by the hsihu rural township office in miaoli . local initiates chose to exhibit in the theme area " the beauty of temples , ancestral shrines and artifacts , " located by a popular religious attraction , the telung temple 12月14至16日，苗栗西湖道场受邀参加由西湖乡公所首度举办的2001西湖文化节，我们所参展的项目是列为此次活动主题的宗庙之美文物展，展示区正位于香火鼎盛的德宫旁。
