景點 jǐngdiǎn - tourist attraction

龍虎塔 Lónghǔ Tǎ - Dragon and Tiger Pagodas

左營區 Zuǒyíng Qū - Zuoying District

蓮池潭 Liánchítán - Lotus Pond

興建 xīngjiàn - to construct, to build

神明 shénmíng - deity, god

指示 zhǐshì - instruction, directive

慈濟宮 Cíjì Gōng - Tzu Chi Palace (temple)

保生大帝 Bǎoshēng Dàdì - Baosheng Emperor (a Taoist deity)

災難 zāinàn - disaster, catastrophe

信徒 xìntú - believer, follower (of a religion)

求平安 qiú píng'ān - to seek peace and safety

建造 jiànzào - to construct, to build

完工 wángōng - to complete construction

隔一年 gé yī nián - the following year

永清塔 Yǒngqīng Tǎ - Yongqing Pagoda

補風水 bǔ fēngshuǐ - to enhance feng shui

七級浮屠 qī jí fútú - seven-tiered pagoda

佛塔 fótǎ - Buddhist pagoda

西遊記 Xīyóujì - Journey to the West (a famous Chinese novel)

救人一命，勝造七級浮屠 jiù rén yī mìng, shèng zào qī jí fútú - saving one life is more meritorious than building a seven-tiered pagoda

救人活命，功德無量 jiù rén huómìng, gōngdé wúliàng - saving lives brings boundless merit

九曲橋 jiǔqūqiáo - Nine-cornered Bridge

彎曲 wānqū - winding, curved

擋煞 dǎng shà - to block evil spirits (in feng shui)

煞氣 shàqì - evil energy, negative force

屏風 píngfēng - folding screen, room divider

規矩 guījǔ - rule, custom

入龍喉，出虎喉 rù lóng hóu, chū hǔ hóu - enter through the dragon’s mouth, exit through the tiger’s mouth 

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