Changhua County
Bagua Mountain Dafo Scenic Area
On the Pa Kua Mountain sits the black bodied
Sakya Big Buddha statue that is a special
landmark and spiritual representation of
Changhua City. With great views over the
city, the Big Buddha body, built in 1961
is a curved ferro-concrete sculpture. From
the lotus seat to the Buddha’s whole
body, the length is about 7.2 foot; the shoulder
length is about 13 foot, and the length across
the chest is 44 foot. In its early years
it was the biggest Buddha in Asia. In front
of the Big Buddha is the Lung pond with its
water dancing show.
Confucius Temple
The Changhua Confucius Temple was first built
in 1726 and completed in 1830. It was built
by the County magistrate. The temple was
partly dismantled in the Japanese colonial
period and reconstructed in 1978. The carvings
in the main hall are considered the best
in Taiwan. The complex previously included
the county high school as well as the temple.
The tube shaped little towers (Tong Rian
Chu) on the roof of the Ling Sing Gate were
made to look like chimneys so they could
hide the text books during the time of the
First Emperor Chin Sui Huang who burned books
and killed scholars.
Cat-Rat Noodle
This is a famous local speciality in Changhua,
created in 1921 by Mu-Rong Chen. Born in
the year of the rat, he was given the nickname
of Rattie as he was short in height and swift
in motion. In Minnanhua, ‘rat’
has the same pronunciation as ‘cat-rat’.
The trademarked cat-rat noodle is a soup
containing Tan-Tsai noodles cooked with a
special recipe.
Lukang Historic Area
Lukang is situated on the west-central coast
of Taiwan, at the edge of the coastal plain.
Although once a harbour, severe silting of
the sea and the Lukang River have left it
some distance from the shore.
There are a number of ancient streets and
lanes lined with old houses. Old Market street,
Mu Lu Lane and Nine Turns Lane are all curved
red tiled lanes with interesting deep, narrow-fronted
buildings. Rather bizarrely a new, modern
galery is being built in amongst the old
houses.
In the handicraft shops on Chungshan Road
you can see how the chairs that transport
the deities on their processions are made
with meticulous woodworking techniques and
carving skills. Other shops produce various
religious items including offering tables,
fans, incense, tin sculptures, and ornamental
lanterns, among other things. Makers of traditional
wooden furniture still use the materials
and exquisite handwork of former times. The
half-old / the half-new shop residences are
products of the Japanese occupation period
(1895-1945), when the front rooms of the
buildings were dismantled because of a road-widening
project and the modern arch-type facades
were added.
Lukung boasts over 200 temples dedicated
to a wide variety of folk deities.
Longshan, Ma Tzu Old and Ma Tzu New Temples
are collections of art and masterpieces of
architecture.
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