Common prayers made within the temple are for better lives, to seek for justice and to avoid flood and drought.Due to the influence of the Qing Emperors, Hsinchu became a prefecture and as such, the temple also rose in status.During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the emperor's son supposedly took a boat with his wet nurse to fish.The wet nurse got sick and died, however the emperor's son was saved by the chief of the island.During this parade many Taiwanese will leave home in order to join in the festivities and some will set off fireworks and pray to Chenghuang.
