Against Tamsui River and the parking lot, God of Prosperity Pit is at the west side of Guandu Temple. After leaving the parking lot, visitors could enter Guandu Temple from God of Prosperity Pit, via a long tunnel –God of Prosperity Pit is one of important entries to Guandu Temple. The roof of it is decorated with Ceramic Art of Pieces of Bowl and Koji Pottery.
The most unique stone carving of God of Prosperity Pit is the gigantic stone ridge with decorations of dragons and tigers in openwork carving. The main ridge of the roof is gradual at middle, where effigies of Gods of Prosperity of Five Directions are put, whereas the edge is curled like a swallow tail.
Traditionally speaking, (Fu), Prosperity (Lu) and Longevity (Shou) is the most familiar theme of middle ridges of temples. In order to match up the main deities of God of Prosperity Pit, effigies of Gods of Prosperity of Five Directions, which is made of Koji Pottery, are ornamented on the ridge; the base of it is decorated with Ceramic Art of Pieces of Bowl.
The design of the turning-over dragon on the ridge of God of Prosperity Pit is huge and special. A turning-over dragon, traditionally, is usually parallel with the ridge. The head of the dragon on the ridge of God of Prosperity Pit, however, is perpendicular to the ridge, which makes it solider than traditional ones. It looks like the dragon is really shuttling in the midst of mist and clouds, showing the extraordinary power of a dragon.
