Cebu’s Taoist Temple

If you are from Cebu and you are reading this blog, you might ask why on earth would I write about this place. Why of all things to feature, a freelance writer like me would take her time to write about Cebu’s Taoist Temple?

Don’t worry, I won’t hate you for feeling that way. I for one was “shocked” when I was assigned to write about this old structure in the mountaintops of Cebu. I already filed this temple under “outdated”…please forgive me.

And it hit me, Toaist Temple is an integral part of Cebu’s tourism. Long before all those attractions in Cebu, Taoist Temple has been a well-visited place in the city. But how can I write about a place that I haven’t been to since I was a sophomore high school student?

I have been to Taoist Temple twice, the first time was when I was in kindergarten ( mom, where ‘s the pic? 🙂 ) and the second was for our class activity in second year high school in UP High. I wont tell you my age but it was hard to describe and “feel” this temple once again. Unless, we pay it a visit….

And maybe it was the Christmas spirit that my girlfriends ( my barkada since high school) didn’t utter a single syllable of refusal to go with me. 😉

The iconic gate of the temple which also houses their parking lot. We had a hard time looking for the entrance.haha!

Finally, we reached the top. Panting! haha! We had our class picture here.

So surreal that the first time I came here was with my mother when I was about 5. Now, I’m a mom and with me is my four-year old son. Still, it looked just the same..

We Cebuanos looked down on Taoist Temple,branding it as “baduy” and a place for probinsyanos to check out once they reached the city of Cebu but I realized that it is not Cebu’s main attraction for nothing.  Shame on us right?

I was happy that there were many tourists around when we were there, mostly Chinese. When we left, there were two tourist buses coming.

If you are a Cebuano, try going back to this place. It’s like bringing back old times. Childhood memories. Trust me, we shared the same thoughts, flashing how our Reading teacher Ms. Ligaya Rabago brought us here. Again, how I wish I have that pic. haha!

Here we are 12 years after our last visit to Cebu’s Toaist Temple..oh, the kiddos are busy roaming around.