Tainan launched the "Most Powerful Female Ghost" walking tour in the seventh lunar month of 2022. It was a hit, so the city government has decided to organize the "Most Powerful Examination Luck" guided walking tour for this year. The tour makes five stops in just one kilometer. The stops include the God of War Temple and two temples in Chihkan Tower in the city's West Central District and two temples in North District.
Pink prayer cards cover the red pledge wall. The cards contain the wishes of exam candidates to achieve top marks. Exam season is coming up, and the Tainan City Government is launching the "Most Powerful Examination Luck" guided walking tour. It makes five stops in just one kilometer.
Resident: “I think it should be quite interesting and would be worth my time.”
Resident: “Man can conquer nature. I think you can only depend on yourself for your exam results.”
The tour spans two districts. The stops include the God of War Temple and two temples in Chihkan Tower in the city's West Central District and two temples in North District, giving participants five opportunities to pray to the god of culture and literature in just one kilometer. They'll also be able to learn about the deity and sample local foods along the way.
Hsu Chia-ming, Secretary, God of War Temple: “We'll prepare scallion, stuffed buns, and zongzi as offerings to pray for top marks.”
Huang Wei-che, Mayor, Tainan City: “The objective is to visit the maximum number in the shortest amount of time and go to the most effective temples. The CP value is also the highest. You can make offerings at temples and also to your stomach.”
The city's Tourism Bureau says online registration has already begun. Each tour will be limited to 20 people and there will be a total of 10 tours, so the total number of available spots is 200. Participants will also receive gifts that have been blessed by the deities. Tainan has 1,500 legally registered temples.
一張一張粉紅色的祈願卡，掛在大大的紅色榜單上，考生們都希望能夠金榜題名。台南市政府也藉著接下來的考試季，推出最強考運導覽，短短的1公里就有5個參拜點。
民眾說道：「我覺得套裝行程應該有不錯的內容，可以值得我去參加。」
民眾指出：「人定勝天吧，我覺得考試這東西還是要靠自己。」
這次推出的最強考運導覽路線，橫跨2個行政區。包含中西區祀典武廟、赤崁樓魁星爺、赤崁樓大士殿，再到北區縣城隍廟及三山國王廟，短短1公里內就有5個文昌帝君可以拜，除了能了解神明故事，沿途還有不少在地美食。
祀典武廟秘書許家銘表示：「我們會準備蔥，然後包子跟粽子，祈求金榜題名這樣。」
台南市長黃偉哲提及：「在最短的時間內參拜最多最有效的廟宇，這也是CP值最高，不但可以在廟宇拜，而且還祭你的五臟廟。」
台南市觀旅局表示，即日起開放線上報名，每梯次20人，共10梯次，共200個名額，參加者也加碼贈送神明加持過的禮品。台南市合法登記廟宇就有1500多間，這次台南市府跨局處觀光策略再出招，再次引起話題。