Brief Introduction: The site used to be the Railway Hospital. After years of desertion, it was rented by the Handicraft Association and renovated into a place of exhibition of stone art objects and commodities
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Meals:Gas Station: On Chungmei Road Parking: Scenic Spots in the Vicinity: Seashore Bycycling Path, Meilun Riverside Park, Jing-hua Enclosed Preserve Suggested Tours: At day time, excecise along the Bicycling Path or watch the sea, and go shopping at the Harbor Fish Market. Late in the afternoon, see the views at Meilun Riverside Park, Jing-hua Enclosed Preserve, and Pine Garden. Tips for Tour: Sources of Data: http://tour-hualien.hl.gov.tw/chinese/12_travel_02_map.aspx?id=949&flag=1 http://www4.cca.gov.tw/artsquery/06-q01.asp A Guidebook to Hualien, Tourism Bureau, Hualien County Government, September 25, 2003, p.12 Street of Stone Art Craft (石藝大街) Name of Scenic Spot: Street of Stone Art Craft Name of Town: Hualien City Name of County: Hualien County Category of Scenic Spot: Stone Art Culture Brief Introduction: The site used to be the Railway Hospital. After years of desertion, it was rented by the Handicraft Association and renovated into a place of exhibition of stone art objects and commodities. It is a favorite place of stone lovers. On this Street of Stone Art Craft, there are various stone art objects, including Taiwanese jade, East Coast jade, rose jade, crystal, and many others for show and sale. There is also a “light sculpture” at night, the biggest in Hualein. The arrangements of the whole area is designed to relax the visitors: you can hear the cicadas, enjoy the gentle breezes, and appreciate the various art objects and commodities at this Street of Art Craft. Address: 326 Kwang-tung Street, Hualien Website:
Opening Hours: Unlimited Admission Fees: None Transportation: The intersection of Chung-ching Road and Po-ai Street. Accommodations: Marshal Hotel Meals: Daytime: downtown; night: Nan-ping Night Market Gas Stations: On Chung-ching Road Parking: Parking spaces nearby
Suggested Tour: Eat wantons (called “bien-shih” locally) and buy specialties downtown. Visit the Street of Stone Art Craft late in the afternoon, and go to the night market at Nan-pin Park in the evening. Sources of Data: A Guiding Pamphlet to Hualien, Tourism Burean, Hualien County Government, September 25, 2003, p. 12. The Principal’s Dream Workshop (校長夢工廠) Name of Scenic Spot: The Principal’s Dream Workshop Name of Town: Fenglin Name of County: Hualien County Category of Scenic Spot: Exhibition Halls Brief Introduction: Fenglin has a beautiful nickname, “Home of Principals,” as it has “produced” many school principals. To realize the ideas of inheriting the past, setting good examples, and enlightening the future generations, many of the local people have wished to have a permanent place to preserve the pure, simple tradition of studying hard, and to provide the youngsters with a place to train their minds and learn from their predecessors’ experiences. Now, the Workshop is being built, with a view to helping the young to re-establish a correct viewpoint of life in this era of fast-flowing electronic data and duplication of other cultures. The purpose of the Workshop is to preserve the tradition of working hard and to help the young. Address: Land Lot No. 676, Fengkuang Section, Fenglin, Hualien Website:
Opening Hours: Admission Fees: Transportation: Take a Hualien Bus to Fenglin, and walk for a few minutes. Accommodations: Chao Feng Ranch Meals: In the vicinity, there are delicious local specialties, such as Fenglin Nourishing Black-bean Milk, Jingpin Skinned Chili Peppers, Bin-fu-tang Peanuts, Chung’s Preserved Meat, Manmei’ Pigs’ Legs, and delicious Hakka foods. In the old market area of Chungcheng Road Section II, there are famous vegetable buns and wormwood rice-stripes, which attract a lot of visitors from out of town. Gas Stations: CPC Fenglin Gas Station CPC Fengrong Gas Station CPC Chuanyuan Gas Station Parking: A parking lot nearby Scenic Spots in the Vicinity: Fenglin Hakka Culture Museum, Chao Feng Ranch, Fenglin Recreation Area, Lintienshan Forestry Culture Park. Suggested Tour: Chao Feng Ranch—Fenglin Hakka Culture Museum—The Principal’s Dream Workshop—Fenglin Recreation Area—Lintienshan Forestry Culture Park (one-day or two-day tour). Tips for Tour: The Workshop is a project of Hualien County “Local Cultural Halls,” subsidized by Cultural Construction Council, Executive Yuan, 2002, and is now under construction. Sources of Data: Cultural Construction Council, Executive Yuan—Hualien County “Local Cultural Halls” Project Cases. Environmental Protection Park (環保公園) Name of Scenic Spot: Environmental Protection Park Name of Town: Hualien city Name of County: Hualien County Category of Scenic Spot: Scenic Area Brief Introduction: Not far away from Chi-lai-bi Lighthouse is the Environmental Protection Park. Why is it so named? Years ago, the site was used for garbage-burying where, with the stinking air, people stayed as far away as possible. When the place was saturated and no more garbage could be buried, Hualien County Government had this brilliant idea of transforming it into a park, and gave it the meaningful name, “Environmental Protection Park.” The Park is on a cliff right beside the Pacific Ocean, and winds from the sea usually blow very strongly. One can see the immense Pacific to the east, Hualien Harbor to the south, the high-rising Central Mountains to the west, and Chi-hsing-tan Bay to the north—the views in all directions. Entering the main gate, you will see a very special Sun Plaza, where little black stones—a specialty of the beach—are lined and arranged into English words “HUALIEN CITY.” On the lawns beside the Plaza, rocks of peculiar shapes are scattered, creating a peculiar and interesting atmosphere, just like what one may feel in the wild, wild West of the United States. Address: Website: http://library.taiwanschoolnet.org/cyberfair2003/C0335970005/b/view2.htm Opening Hours: Unlimited Admission Fees: None Transportation: Near Chi-lia-bi Lighthouse Accommodations: Parkview Hotel Meals: Gas Stations: On Chung-mei Road Parking: A parking lot within. Scenic Spots in the Vicinity: Chi-hsing-tan Bay (Seven-star Bay), Chi-lai-bi Lighthouse, Hualien Winery, Hualien Harbor
In the Park are two big English words, “Hualien City,” formed by rounded black stone. If you would like you taste the funs of “sole massage,” take off your shoes and walk on the words. Just relax and enjoy it. Sources of Data: http://myweb.hinet.net/home3/hualien-bike/enviro-protec.htm http://library.taiwanschoolnet.org/cyberfair2003/C0335970005/b/view2.htm Fuhsing Temple at Shi-liu-ku(十六股復興宮) Name of Scenic Spot: Fuhsing Temple at Shi-liu-ku Name of Town: Hualien City Name of County: Hualien County Category of Scenic Spot: Historic Establishments Brief Introduction: Yen-pin Prefecture Temple (also called Fuhsing Temple) has been classified as a third-class historic site. It is the oldest temple in Hualien County, located in the center of the Shi-liu-ku(now Feng-chun) area, the place of origin of the history of Hualien City. In the Ching Dynasty, the site of now Hualien City was called “Chilai.” The first Han people to come to Chilai and settle down was Huang A-feng from Tamsui, Taipei. In the first year of Emperor Hsienfeng(1851), Huang collected a fund from 16 persons and recruited 2200 tenant farmers to come and cultivate the land. The earliest site of their cultivation was named Shi-liu-ku Village(meaning “Sixteen Shares” Village, to commemorate the 16 persons who made the investments on the fund). It is said that, to appease the hearts of the tenant farmers, Huang had sent for an idol of Koxinga from the original Koxinga Shrine in Tainan, with flags and incense for protection on their voyage. When they arrived, a temple was built of wood and straw to enshrine the holy idol, and it was the origin of the Temple. Between the eighth year of Hsienfeng and the Reign of Tungchih, because of the raids and attacks of the native tribes, Shi-liu-ku Viilage was once completely destroyed, with all the residents massacred, and had been deserted for a period of six or seven years. In the first year of Kuanghsu(1875), Lin chang-an, a leader of tenant farmers, led his crew to followed the Ching soldiers “to develop the northern part of the Place Behind the Mountains.” They took over the old settlement, and changed the name “Shi-liu-ku Viilage” to “Fuhsing Village”(Restoration Village), and renamed the straw temple as “Fuhsing Temple,” to announce the determination of re-settling on the site. To increase the Han stenghth, Lin worked very hard to recruit more settlers, and expanded the settlement to the areas of Non-pin and Chun-wei. At that time, two towers were erected, with a bell and a drum on them, respectively, for watching. When sings of the native tribes were detected, the bell and the drum would be sounded for warning. In the fourth year of Kuanghsu, the “Battle at Kalewan” exploded, and Fuhsing Village was attacked by the Sakilayas. The settlers withdrew in defeat, and Fuhsing Temple was destroyed. In the sixteenth year of Kuanghsu, the native tribes were appeased, and a new Koxinga Temple was built by the settlers and was still named Fuhsing Temple. The leaders made an greetment of collecting a part of the harvests as the property of the Temple to subsidize “New Guests”(new settlers). Fuhsing Temple thus became a center of religion and cooperation of the Han people. On October 22, 1951, a great earthquake rocked Hualien, and the Temple was shattered in seconds. Local esquire Cheng Tung-hsin raised a donation fund to build a simple steel-and-concrete temple, and named it Yen-pin Prefecture Temple. In 1984, because part of the land of the Temple was to be used as a road in the City’s construction project, and also because the Temple built in 1951 appeared to be old and rundown, so the Management Committed decided to have it rebuilt. In 1997, the new Yen-pin Prefecture Temple was completed and a grand inaugural ritual was held to celebrate the occasion. This is the magnificent Temple that we see today. Address: 72 Feng-chun, Hualien City Website:
Opening Hours: Admission Fees: None Trasportation: Drive from Hualien Railway Station toward the direction of the back of the station, pass the underpass of Chungshan Road, turn right at Fuchiang Road and drive to the end to arrive at Fengchun, and turn left.
Meals: Various restaurants downtown. Gas Station: On Chungshan Road. Parking: A parking lot. Scenic Spots in the Vicinity: Tzu Chi Campus Suggested Tours: Go shopping downtown in the morning, and visit Tzu Chi Campus and Fuhsing Temple at Shi-liu-ku. Tips for Tour: Sources of Data: http://tour-hualien.hl.gov.tw/chinese/12_travel_02_map.aspx?id=472&flag=1 http://www.ttcsec.gov.tw/website/ce02/main05.htm A Trip to the Old Town of Shi-liu-ku, Hualien Bureau of Culture, September, 2000 Harbor Fish Market(漁會漁市場) Name of Scenic Spot: Harbor Fish Market Name of Town: Hualien City Name of County: Hualien County Category of Scenic Spot: Market Brief Introduction: All the fishing boats in Hualien Harbor operate on the nearby sea. The fishermen go out to sea very early in the morning, and return around noon to unload their catch at the Fishermen’s Association Dock. In the afternoon, all kinds of fresh fish are displayed for sale at the stalls of the market near Dock. Address: 37 Kangpin, Hualien City. Webside:
Opening Hours: Unlimited Admission Fees: None Trasportation: Drive eastward from the Hualien Railway Station upon Chungshan Road to the end, turn left at Haipin Road(Route 193), go on to Kungkou Road(Harbor Road), and turn right at Kangpin Road to the end of it. It is about a 9-kilometer trip. Accommodations: Astar Hotel, China Trust Hotel, Parkview Hotel. Meals: The fish sold at this market are really fresh, and there are stalls that sell delicious food. You may bring the fish home, or ask some of the vendors to cook it for you, at a very low fee, and enjoy a really fresh sea-food meal right on the spot.
Parking: Parking spaces nearby Scenic Spots in the Vicinity: Hualien Harbor, Parkviews Hotel, Hualien Golf Field. Suggested Tours: Stay at the Hotel, watch the view of Hualien Harbor, and enjoy a sea-food meal at the fish market in the afternoon. Tips for Tour: http://tour-hualien.hl.gov.tw/chinese/12_travel_02_map.aspx?id=244&flag=1 http://e3e4.hua-lien.net/index3.asp?RecordNo=15 Hualein Golf Field (高爾夫球場) Name of Scenic Spot: Hualein Golf Field Name of Town: Hualien City Name of County: Hualien County Category of Scenic Spot: Recreation Activity Areas Brief Introduction: Hualein Golf Field has an area of about 50 hectares. It is an 18-hole, non-exclusive golf field. Built in 1935, it is the only one in eastern Taiwan. There are no requirements of membership or skill levels; anyone interested can go and play. The charges and fees are far lower than those in other golf courses. The openness and park-like feelings make this golf field a real public recreation place. Address: Facing Parkview Hotel, on Hua-dau Road, Hualien. Website: http://www.poja.com.tw/go/city/golf.htm Opening Hours: Admission Fees: Transportation: It is a five-minute drive from downtown Hualien. Or, take a Hualien Bus for Hualien Harbor. Accommodations: Parkview Hotel Meals: A restaurant in the hotel. Gas Stations: On Chung-mei Road. Parking: A parking lot within. Scenic Spots in the Vicinity: Meilun Mt. Park and Parkview Hotel. Suggested Tour: Stay at Parkview Hotel, play golf, and go for a walk at Meilun Mountaint Park, or see the views at night. Tips for Tour: The golf field is open to everyone. There are no requirements of membership or skill levels; anyone interested can go and play. The charges and fees are far lower than those in other golf courses. It is like a public park. Sources of Data: http://tour-hualien.hl.gov.tw/chinese/12_travel_02_map.aspx?id=170&flag=1 http://www.tth.com.tw/ttn/ttnp02q.htm http://www.poja.com.tw/go/city/golf.htm 三、鳳林鎮
影片旁白—鳳林 Ⅰ. A Brief Introduction to Fenglin When we drive southward from Hualien City, we will arrive at a small town in Hua Tung Valley, between the Central Mountains and the East Coast Mountains. It is a town which has raised many distinguished talents, and a town with a beautiful name—Fenglin, meaning “Phoenix Woods.”
There are rich historical and cultural resources in Fenglin, one of which used to be the natural spruce forest that once thrived in the Pinlin and Lintienshan areas of the Central Mountains. The spruce trees in Pinlin began to be extensively lumbered in 1918, with small trains to transport the timber. When Pinlin was exhausted of the trees, a new lumbering station was set up at Lintienshan to carry on the work. Now, there is no trace of the lumbering station at Pinlin, but the site of the station at Lintienshan has been preserved. There still seems to be the fragrance of spruce in the air at Lintienshan. If you want to enjoy the views from a high point, please come to Yuelu, a place about 800 meters high and one of the best view-watching places in Hua Tung Valley. People have called it “The Phoenix Terrance of Hualien,”a place for watching views, especially at night. In this area, where trees are thriving, you can visit the Plum Garden, or watch the green fields in the Valley. It is possible that all your trouble will be gone with the gentle breezes. Do you remember the story of the “Chien Ying Bridge?” It happened in Fenglin. On October 6, 1977, a typhoon raided Hualien. The bamboo bridge over Hualien River, connecting the Shang-hsing area with the Ta-rong area in Fenglin, was washed away by the flood. Several teachers of Shan-hsing Elementary School, trying to cross the river to go to work in spite of the torrential current, were carried away. Among them Mr. Chang Chien and Ms. Teng Yu-ying drowned. The news shocked the whole county. Prime Minister Chiang Ching-kuo had a concrete bridge built and named it Chien Ying Bridge to commemorate the sacrifice of the teachers. The beauty of Fenglin exists in cultural aspects, in the natural sincerity without any affectations. With the simple, natural Hukka cultural tradition, Fenglin is one of the most precious towns of the heritage of Taiwan. Ⅲ. Festivals in Fenglin In the 1930s, the colonial Japanese government enforced a policy of “Royal Naturalization Movement,” forcing the people of Taiwan to pay respect to the Emperor of Japan, and the Town God Temple in Fenglin was torn down. After the restoration of Taiwan, the local people rebuilt the temple and named it Shou Tien Temple; with Kuaukung as the main god. The Town God was put in the left hall as a “deputy” god. And Yi-min-ye, the greatest Hakka god, was put in the right hall. Fenglin has the largest Hakka population in Hualien County, and the worshiping of Yi-min-ye shows the local significance of this guardian god to the Hakka settlers. On every 13th day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar, a great festival is held at Shou Tien Temple, and the idols of the gods are borne by pilgrims for a round of “inspection and protection” of the area. The Management Committee of the Temple will hold activities like Taiwan opera, glove puppet shows, and movies to add to the entertainments of the occasion. Because of the town’s literary and artistic tradition, the average education level is among the highest in the country, and the town has “produced” more than seventy school principles. The ratio is the highest in all towns in Taiwan, and it is one of the factors why Fenglin is famous all over the country. In the center of Fenglin Elementary School, there is an “On-campus Confucius Temple,” a rarity in Taiwan. This temple is about the size of an ordinary Land God shrine, but very delicately built and decoratd. Every year, on Confucius’ birthday, a grand, solemn ceremony is held by the teachers and pupils of the school, in honor of the deeds and sayings of the Great Teahcer. In this, we can see the solid foundation of education for the children of Fenglin. Thus, the tradition of hard-working is passed on to them. 鳳林節慶 Name of Festival: Winter Harvest Show (收冬戲) Name of Town: (Shou Tien Temple) Fenglin Town Name of County: Hualien County Time of Festival: October 15
Transportation: Take a Hualien Bus to Fenglin, and walk for a few minutes to the corner of Hsinsheng Street and Chungmei Road to get to Shou Tien Temple. Sources of Data: http://www.hakka.taipei.gov.tw/04taiwan_hakka/custom_convention.htm Name of Festival: Ghost Festival Ritual (中元普渡) Name of Town: (Shou Tien Temple) Fenglin Town Name of County: Hualien County Time of Festival: 15th day of the 7th lunar month Brief Introduction: The Ghost Festival Ritual at Yi-min-ye Temple has a history that started as early as the 15th year of Taokwang (1835) in the Ching Dynasty. In the legend, the gate of the Underworld is opened in every seventh month of the lunar calendar, and the ghosts are allowed to come back to the world for a visit. The living humans hold a grand ritual on the 15th day, offering good food and drink to the ghosts, to avoid harassments from them. And the ritual is called Ghost Festival Ritual. This has become an important religious activity in Taiwan. In the seventh lunar month, on the same day, rituals are held everywhere in Taiwan. The purposes are to console the ghosts and to show respect to the martyrs for their sacrifice. Ritual of Festival: At the ritual, long tables are set, with various offerings on them, with paper lanterns hanging at the door of every house. The meanings of the lanterns are to show the ghosts the way to find the places that offer the food. Usually, the temple is the center of the ritual, and the people in the neighborhood bring their offerings, including pork, chicken, fish, and the necessary glutinous rice cakes and snacks. Transportation: Take a Hualien Bus to Fenglin, and walk for a few minutes to the corner of Hsinsheng Street and Chungmei Road to get to Shou Tien Temple. Sources of Data: Hakka Culture http://www.jcps.hlc.edu.tw/lsf/culture/index.htm Plants and Animals in Fenglin(鳳林動植物)
This is a big evergreen tree commonly seen in areas of plains and low-altitude mountains. The tree has aerial roots that can grow into the ground to form supporting columns, thereby increasing the area of the canopy because of the wide support. After a long time, this can form a spectacular sight. |