18 Levels of Hell (and some heaven): The Madou Daitian Temple, Tainan

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  • čas přidán 2. 07. 2020
  • The Madou Daitian Temple is an out of the way mythological theme park in Tainan City, Taiwan. Created in the 1980s, animatronic depictions of the 18 levels of Taoist Hell and Taoist Heaven are displayed in graphic detail. Triggered by motion sensors, sinners are sentenced by kings to their appropriate tortures while screaming for mercy in an endless loop. Local parents take their children to the temple to impress upon them the importance of living a virtuous life.
    Filmed and edited by David Scott Kessler during a three-month residency at Absolute Space for the Arts in Tainan.

Komentáře • 247

  • @mickey_287
    @mickey_287 Před 3 lety +75

    That poor little girl, WHY WOULD THEY TAKE HER THERE?!?🥺😭

  • @ar1_xluvzz
    @ar1_xluvzz Před 2 lety +12

    THE POOR KIDS WHO CAME TO THAT PLACE

  • @lordpigster
    @lordpigster Před 3 lety +51

    Great video man, I hope that I could go there and experience myself someday. And to those that say that people shouldn't bring kids there, we were taught about this since we were very young by our parents so that we do not misbehave or carry out bad deeds. Almost all Taoist/Buddhist Chinese know about this from a very young age, so its not as bad as you think

  • @tisundruidorje5858
    @tisundruidorje5858 Před rokem +15

    May we please have these things built in America. Where people do not fear the result of harming others. Please share it

  • @gregory_the_griffon
    @gregory_the_griffon Před rokem +6

    No matter what religion you practice especially atheism, never do evil in sight of a living God/s.

  • @nicolep1727
    @nicolep1727 Před 3 lety +46

    You’re cinematography is very good!

  • @mickey_287
    @mickey_287 Před rokem +12

    I feel like they could a made heaven look better 😭 it kinda looks sad, but it's definitely wayyy better than hell

  • @dennisjazzy2004ds
    @dennisjazzy2004ds Před 3 lety +18

    In Chinese societies, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, even Vietnam and Cambodia, where there are Chinese locals, and my country, Singapore, Chinese bring their Children to preview this kind of attraction. To educate the children; Oppress your parents and indulge in sins, you will have to answer in Hades.

  • @Anhming
    @Anhming Před 3 lety +20

    Wow...this is more scary than SG Haw Par Villa. Looking back it does help me to stay on the right path. Glad my parents brought me there when young.

  • @bilwisss
    @bilwisss Před 3 lety +9

    very insightful, thank you.

  • @thefather5765
    @thefather5765 Před 3 lety +10

    Boi this is a very neat video

  • @somegi9
    @somegi9 Před 2 lety +3

    really beautiful footage and editing, definite influences of tsai ming liang and somehow wes anderson haha.

  • @mickey_287

    I wish their was another museum like this but everything was 10x more horrifying and the animatronics looked more realistic 😨

  • @volterwoo
    @volterwoo Před 3 lety +16

    In Christ alone my hope is found,

  • @jayisabluebird

    These shots are so cool. Nightmare material for sure, but such a cool video nonetheless

  • @Skilpaddedrage77

    Watching this at night doesn't make you wanna sleep no more.

  • @SuiGenerisMan
    @SuiGenerisMan Před rokem +3

    Wonderful cinematography.

  • @britainluver431
    @britainluver431 Před 3 lety +14

    I guess that's Guan Yin on the far right at

  • @stevepang378
    @stevepang378 Před 2 lety +9

    Perhaps these 18 Levels of Hell in Asian folklore is justified. There's less crime in those countries. One American said: if in the middle of the night, there's someone chasing after you in Singapore, it's often to return your lost wallet! In New York, someone would stab you for the Nike you wear at night. Yanks are some of the brightest people in the world and they have so little control, powerless on these menaces, eg. with Los Angeles, a top city lined with drug addicts in tents, cardboard homes in some of the main streets.

  • @user-tg3vz4mq3h
    @user-tg3vz4mq3h Před rokem +4

    辦喪事時,道教都會擺這種情況, 從小看過, 一點都不怕,