By analysing the uses of Lonsan-temple's precinct in Taipei, this research attempts to discover the factors involved in generating an affordable urban public place for being. Through observation of the temple and survey of the users, we believe that the signifigance of this temple as an sffordable place for being is supported by the fact that there are many kinds of activity-types occurring throughout each day. Furthermore, the temple is serving as an important place for communication and assimilation of public information related to politics, markets and other related contents occuring in city-life. These features (proximity, flexibility and locus of information) are the basic reasons of which this open space serves as an affordable place for being to users. By means of the sequential uses of the other places located in Lonsantemple's district, it is still impressed us that Lonsan-temple serves as a referent head-quarter of the located district.
