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Longshan Cave Mystery
ngl the shimmer thing is prob real but its not a deity. that back section sits right above an old water channel that runs under Bopiliao, and when it rains hard the runoff seeps through and pools on the far wall. reflects any light source back at you. i've watched it happen from the main path before, looks exactly like something moving.
if you wanna understand the offerings though forget the cave. walk five min to the little Tudigong shrine tucked behind the Heping West Rd night market stalls. the old timers there keep a ledger of who left what going back decades, fruit coins whatever. thats where the actual continuity lives now, not in the cave.
I've been going to Longshan since I was a kid and the guides always skip that part because it's genuinely a safety issue, not just a permissions one. The rear section past the main path has unstable ceiling rock and the city posted warning signs back in the 90s. As for the legend, what I've heard from older folks in Wanhua is that the 石頭公 was moved to a small shrine near the temple after a partial collapse, and what people leave there now is more about continuity than any actual deity still being in the cave. If you want the real stories, skip the tour and talk to the vendors on Guangzhou Street who've been there for decades, they'll tell you things no guide will.
the guides never mention it because the chamber behind the main path is technically off limits. my uncle used to work at the Longshan Temple and he told me the deity is 石頭公, a stone spirit that predates the temple itself. people still sneak in around lunar new year to leave fruit and coins near that far wall, which is probably teh shimmer you saw, someone's flashlight or a reflection off old offerings.
Seeking recommendations for facial or massage treatments targeting jaw tension and TMJ issues
For muscle-based jaw tightness, the traditional 推拿 places often do better than the fancy facial spas, and they're cheaper. There's a small 國術館 near Shuanglian I go to for neck and jaw stuff, the guy works the masseter from outside and does traction on the cervical spine, which is where a lot of referred jaw tension actually starts. Around NT$800 for 40 minutes, no booking app, you just walk in. It won't fix a real joint problem but if your issue is muscular clenching it's worth a try.
if its actual tmj stuff and not just cosmetic face massage, go see a dentist who does 咬合板 (occlusal splint) first, the massage places treat the symptom not the joint. dr chen at a clinic off fuxing south road near daan park sorted my clicking in like 3 visits, mostly by adjusting my bite & giving me a night guard. the relief from that lasted way longer than any spa facial i tried
my physio at a small clinic near Liuzhangli MRT did intraoral work on my masseter and pterygoid muscles, basically gloved finger inside the cheek releasing trigger points. weird at first but it fixed the morning headaches within maybe 4 sessions. its not a spa thing at all, its rehab, so book it as a medical visit. 針灸 also helped me, the needles go in the jaw and temple, but the physio did more for the actual tightness.
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