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Young women praying at Lungshan Temple for luck in finding their romantic partners.
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TAIPEI – Once a month, Taiwanese retail assistant Hsu Yen-hsi makes her way to Taipei’s Xia Hai City God Temple in the historic Dadaocheng area.
Standing on the left side of the incense burner in the courtyard – her “usual spot”, she said – the 33-year-old, a native of Miaoli county, puts her hands together and prays.
