When we were in elementary school, we learned about Alishan in Taiwan in textbooks; in middle school, we were firmly touched by a Taiwanese idol drama "Meteor Garden". What links Alishan and Meteor Garden is Taiwan's Chiayi City. Chiayi City is a beautiful small city, one of the earliest developed places in Taiwan, under the jurisdiction of the eastern and western districts. Chiayi City is located in the central fortress of Taiwan Province, east of Renyitan, west of the water airport, south of Bapao Creek, north of Puzi Creek. The land is fertile, irrigation is convenient, and because of the proximity to the warm and tropical tropics, the four seasons are like spring, and the scenery is natural. The ancient name of Chiayi is "ZhuluoShan", which is derived from the transliteration of the name of the Hongya ethnic group, an indigenous people of the Pingpu ethnic group, and is also known as "Taocheng". Chiayi City is a city with historical roots, a collection of humanities, with the reputation of "capital of painting", is a passionate cultural and artistic capital, unique monuments, authentic traditional snacks, and humanistic recreational attractions, intertwined into Chiayi City's intellectual and sensual feelings and style.
Chiayi Slow City small feelings
Leisurely Zhuluo Mountain
The ancient name of Chiayi is "Zhuluo Mountain", which is taken from the transliteration of the indigenous language and also takes the meaning of "List of The Mountains of the East". Chiayi is also the earliest developed area in Taiwan, backed by Alishan. The prosperity is over, and only the faint taste of ordinary life remains. In the streets and alleys of Chiayi, you can often see very obvious Japanese architecture. Japanese-style small buildings and Chinese-style cornice carved beams stand side by side, and only time can turn this unspeakable violation into an unspeakable non-violation.
If you don't look at history for a long time, you almost forget that before the Japanese occupation, Taiwan fell into the hands of the Dutch. Nowadays, the word "red hair" appears in Taiwan's place names and scenic spots, which is inseparable from the Netherlands. This vulgar title is actually a kind of vigilance. Hidden deep in the city well, this is chiayi's oldest-surviving monument, the Hongmao Well dug in 1636 during the Hezhi period. The well has been sealed, and the manhole cover is full of beautiful! I don't know if it is also three hundred years old! Looking at the craftsmanship, it seems to be a modern product!
In Chiayi, or anywhere in Taiwan, the most splendid building must be the temple. The density of temples in Taiwan is already breathtaking! The further south you go, the more temples there are, the Mazu City God Confucius, all kinds of gods and immortals have wonderful residences and incense sticks throughout Taiwan...
These temples blend in with the surrounding residential and shop markets. This end is followed by folk atmosphere, and the other end leads directly to the heavenly court. People who often see people walking past the temple will stop and pray seriously! The Taiwanese themselves say that we love to worship and worship everything! The gods should be busy here...
This sign can be seen next to the waiting platform of Chiayi Railway Station. This is the starting point of the Alishan Forest Railway. Today, this well-known alpine forest train line has been suspended due to damage caused by previous strong typhoons. Only the hilltop scenic part is still in operation. 0 the starting point of the sea dial. The end of the 2450-meter sea dial. True flat ground rises, peaks and ends. It's a pity that you can't sit up from the starting point, sit for more than 70 kilometers, cross 77 bridges through 49 tunnels, and see the scenery along the way from the tropics to the temperate zone, the temperate zone to the cold zone!
The second stop of the Alishan Forest Train: North Gate. Unconsciously, it has climbed 31 meters. North Gate Station is a Japanese-style hinoki building. Juniper is the sacred tree on Mount Ali. Taiwan is the real locomotive kingdom, come and post a locomotive map. This is a locomotive parked next to the fuel tank at North Gate Station, I don't know if the owner is pulling the wind like the car!
Taiwan's train tracks are delicate thin tracks, follow this railway, you can walk up Alishan! There is a strong railway culture here, and how much prosperity has passed through the creation of a railway. In addition to Beimen Station, Chiayi also has a special railway cultural park. There is a special place on the side of the street where the once glorious front body track is placed! Presenting both history and participating in the present, literary and artistic youth can also take photos here! Much better than being in a scrap yard.
Taiwan also has green-skinned trains, but I don't know if they also run the slowest? Reddish carts are noticeably prettier, and this colour will be reminiscent of London!
This long track, now there will be no temperature. It spends its old age in the eyes of tourists...
As airplanes and cars become more and more popular, will the train leave us one day? In fact, Xiaobian still likes the feeling of shaking on the train
Lantan in the back garden
Pass through the wealthy district of Chiayi City, turn right up the trail and go up the hill in a few moments to lantan reservoir. Lantan, said to have been excavated by the Dutch more than 300 years ago, is surrounded by a road around the lake, and many citizens hike here at dusk. The water weeds along the coast and the scattered small wildflowers, the only last sunlight in the sky remains on the surface of the water.
In Lantan, you can feel the leisurely nature of Chiayi Slow City. The surrounding hiking citizens, students in love, and curious tourists all have very relaxed expressions. During the day, you can look at the fountain at the three-letter pavilion in a daze, look at this quiet reservoir, and at night you can take a walk while watching the two moons in the sky lake, blow a breeze, and then leave...
Chiayi is not only a slow city, but history has made it an old city. It has nothing to do with the urban jungle that we are already familiar with to numbness, numbness to disgust. Maybe you will say that it is broken, and it is not as good as a county town. When it comes to house freshness, it is true. The beauty of Chiayi, or the beauty of Taiwan, is after the prosperous precipitation of rapid development. For the grinding and reuse of the old, that kind of quiet and low-key small feelings. Melodious garbage trucks walk the streets at dusk, and the merchants on the street light up the lights.
Big turkey on the breakfast table
A must-try food in Chiayi, turkey rice, and experience the daily life of the people of Chiayi!
Many people know that there is marinated meat rice in Taiwan, and when they arrive in Chiayi, they know that Chiayi's famous food is turkey rice. This is Old Pan's favorite... That's right! It's the kind of turkey that Christmas, the huge guy with the colorful hair, and this turkey rice Chiayi people mostly eat as breakfast. Eating meat and rice early in the morning made the editor who was used to milk and egg bun fritters very dumbfounded...
Most of Taiwan's cuisine comes from street shops like this. If it is not led by locals, ordinary tourists will definitely ignore it. And it is this simple and plain storefront that is often handed down for many years of craftsmanship, fresh and solid ingredients and delicious food that cannot be eaten late in the mouth.
This is the legendary turkey rice! I can't see a large piece of turkey, because the boss has already chopped it up on the cooking table, drizzled with his own sauce (remember to let the boss add more sauce), with yellow radish and sauce side dishes, full and flavorful, with turkey sheet pork rib soup! At first glance, it feels a little oily, but when you eat the mix of weak and crispy mix, it is still fresh, and the real ribs make the soup more like a dish. It is said that this way of eating is because Chiayi is located in the plain, is the granary of Taiwan, people have to do a morning of work after breakfast, in order to have strength, so most of the breakfast meals are so solid!
In fact, here, next to the thin railroad tracks, look for some small shops hidden in the old building. Eat a bowl of turkey rice or a bowl of kon, and you can also eat sweet persimmons picked from the mountains. Coming here is not a tourist, here, suitable for life.
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