Really getting "closer" to Taiwan! This tiny island of 36,000 square kilometers is so familiar and yet so strange to most people. If you have a chance to set foot on the island soon, you'll want to know more than just Alishan and Sun Moon Lake.
Take a tricycle, back to the town of Lugang
How many people in their thirties have not heard of Luo Daiyou's Lugang Town, and have not been touched by it? One of the students said, this song, make the town of Deer Harbor this never met the place, pro with my own hometown like. However, this is really the hometown of Koo Chen-fu, the former chairman of SEF, who just passed away. Now, it's a must-see for backpackers from all over the world.
The most worthwhile thing to try is to hire a tricycle in the downtown street, and take a two-hour or half-day "in-depth tour" of the town, strolling around in detail; the town's stories and rumors, you may want to walk along the road with the brother of the driver, and slowly chat. If you have a good conversation, he may take you to try the most authentic snacks.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, this place was once the gateway port to central Taiwan, and at that time, stores with canopies lined the streets, forming the famous "no sky" store street spectacle; at the beginning of this century, because of the conservative culture of the people, refused to let the railroad and highway pass through, coupled with the siltation of the harbor, so that the port of Lugang from the second largest city in Taiwan into a small town. However, it is also because of this that the old style of Lugang has been preserved.
The most fascinating thing about Lugang is the old alleys, which are full of old houses with narrow fronts and long, deep houses, which are very distinctive and rare in Taiwan today. Do you still remember the song of Luo Dayou, "Is the incense still burning in the temple"? The old temples in Lugang are a masterpiece of art, the essence of architecture, and are worth a closer look.
Trip suggestion: Take a direct bus to Changhua at the West Railway Station, about 30 minutes, about 3 hours, get off the bus and transfer to the Changhua Bus to Lugang, to the romantic hill town, drink tea and watch the sea.