旗津天后宮是旗津島上非常旺人氣的道教廟宇的，歷史還是很悠久的，煙霧瀰漫，燒香的人們絡繹不絕的，在島上騎着單車走着走着就到這兒了

因為有不拍佛像神像照片的風俗習慣所以只拍局部的照片的，非常漂亮的天后宮，也確定是讓我們見識到台灣人對於宗教的虔誠，而天後娘娘的信眾更是多。

Qijin Tianhou Palace is located on the first street of Qijin District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Province. It mainly worships Mazu. The local people call it Mazu Temple and Mazu Palace. The incense is quite prosperous. It is also the first Mazu Temple in Kaohsiung City. The swallow tail shears and sticks of Minnan-style buildings.

The Tianhou Palace in Qijin Peninsula is very traditional. The sculpture of the whole palace is exquisite, and the lights are bright at night. A row of lanterns are lit at the entrance, which is very beautiful. In the Tianhou Palace, Guanyin Bodhisattva is worshipped. The local people also call it Mazu Temple. Mazu Temple is built here in the hope that all the people who go to sea with Mazu's blessing can return safely. The Tianhou Palace is also the oldest temple in Kaohsiung. It is worth seeing.

旗津天后宮位於高雄市旗津區第一街旁，當地民眾又稱為媽祖廟、媽祖宮。這是一座閩南廟宇，建於清康熙三十年間 是高雄的古廟之一 廟中奉祀的媽祖全身 香火相當鼎盛，也是高雄市第一座媽祖廟。公元1979年經政府核定為三級古迹。它屬於傳統廟宇建築，一般依據福建民間的俗例，幾乎在所有漁船停泊的碼頭附近，必建一座媽祖廟，位置必定面對漁船進碼頭的方向。旗後天後宮的廟址 就面對高雄港岸。主要看點：1. 旗津天后宮的傳統廟宇式古典建築2. 廟宇內的壁畫雕塑和陳設布局3. 有機會可以與寺廟內老人聊聊天，更多了解一下馬祖文化。小貼士：1. 門票：無2. 交通：搭乘248號公交車，於【鼓山輪渡站】下車再搭鼓山渡輪到旗津下船后往前直走即可到達旗津天后宮。或者搭乘高雄捷運橘線至【西子灣】站，步行5分鐘至【鼓山渡輪站】搭船往旗津，下船后直走即達旗津天后宮。3. 周圍環境：天后宮距旗津站只有70米左右 地處旗津半島最繁華的街道上，附近有許多紀念品店，也有許多小吃攤和冷飲店。附近還有個好大的海鮮市場，可以加工製作。4. 建議在西子灣捷運站裏面有租自行車的（小車50，正常車100台幣，19：00之前還，押證件）。遊覽旗后炮台、旗津燈塔和天后宮后，再騎車遊覽旗津半島。肚子餓了就去海鮮市場品嘗新鮮海鮮喲！5. 天后宮遊覽時間約40小時，整個旗津半島瀏覽時間要需要大半天。

Mazu culture is the most distinctive culture of Fujian and Taiwan. Qixian Tianhou Palace is one of the oldest buildings in Kaohsiung and the first Mazu Temple in Kaohsiung. Qijin Tianhou Palace was founded in 1691 AD in the 30th year of Kangxi. Its sacrifice is on March 23 of the lunar calendar every year. There are many tourist attractions nearby. The traffic is very convenient, especially the snack street in front of us. It's very good.

On the Qijin Peninsula, there is the oldest Tianhou Palace in Kaohsiung, which seems to have been built for a long time. The sculpture murals on the walls are smeared with incense. Because there are many fishermen near the sea, Tianhou Palace is very popular here. The ancestors of fishermen built Tianhou Palace here in order to pray for the smooth return of relatives who went fishing. Tianhou Palace is the busiest street in Qijin, and also the place where Kaohsiung eats seafood. All the seafood is very fresh. It's also good to go shopping here to relieve the gluttony! _________

Qijin Tianhou Palace was built in the twelfth year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty. It is the first Mazu Temple in Kaohsiung and the only one listed as a monument. Tianhou Palace is not big, but carved beams, painted pillars, lanterns and colors are very elegant, very Taiwanese characteristics, incense is very strong.