Lu-Kang
What historical places have you
visited in Taiwan?
History
Lu-Kang is located in Chang-Hua. I have ever heard that Number One is Tainan
(a palace), Number Two is Lu-Kang (Deer), and Number Three is Man-Ka (Small
Boat).” As you can see, Lu-Kang is one of the most famous historic sites according to
the old saying. It is also well-known for plenty of resources such as rice and deer.
Deer and rice were collected for trading here, and therefore Lu-Kang became rich and
prosperous. Also, its terrain looks like a deer. Therefore, it was called Lu-Kang (a
harbor of deer). Moreover, there are many historic monuments here such as, Lu-Kang
Mazu Temple, Lu-Kang Old Streets, and Long Shan Temple. Lu-Kang Old Street is
the most famous and popular in Lu-Kang.
Lu-Kang Old Streets
I live in Chang-Hua. I have visited the old streets in
Lu-Kang since I was a child. It is full of quite unique
culture. The historic sites and monuments are significant to
Lu-Kang. Old buildings, old grocery stores, old teahouses,
traditional toys, and traditional food stand along the streets.
For example, there are stores that sell traditional clothes,
embroidered shoes, shuttlecocks, traditional fans, and clogs.
For instance, if you need a pair of clogs, you can order a
pair of clogs and they can be made immediately. Moreover,
there are stores that sell a verities of food such as Seasoned
Millet Mush and Pastries and Puddings. They are delicious,
and you can buy them as presents. There are also a lot of
historic relics of legends such as Yi-Lou, a Half Well, and
Wall of Earthen Jar.
Why I choose this town to introduce to you because I
live in Chang-Hua and near Lu-Kang. Although my father is
busy at work and he seldom takes my family to travel, he
sometimes takes my family to Lu-Kang on weekends. In
order to let us know Lu-Kang and its history, relax, and have
fun.
Big Clogs
Yi-Lou
It seems to be a romantic tragedy. It is said
that there was a wife called Yi-Niang who lived
in a multi-storied building. Her husband went to
take an exam for his reputation, so he had to
leave. Her husband knew his wife who would
miss him very much. Because there was a peach
tree behind the wall of Yi-Lou, her husband said,
“Seeing the tree is seeing him. He would
come back after he finished the exam.”
Finally, he did not come back and his wife died
of melancholia. Therefore, it is called Yi-Lou.
Half Well
Why it is called Half Well? Originally,
it was a complete well, but a rich family
the Wangs wanted to help neighbors or other
people, so they built a wall to divide the
well into two sides. They used the inside
part of the well. Their neighbors or other
people used the outside of the well. Owing to
their small contribution, people could use water
easily. It could be seen that people of Lu-Kang
were friendly from this story.
Wall of Earthen Jar
An earthen Jar was a
tool which was used to
make wine and pickle
vegetables. At ancient
times, there was a
traditional way to celebrate
if someone gave birth to a
child -a girl or boy did not
matter. That is if someone
gave birth to a girl, her
family would brew wine.
When the girl was getting married, the wine would become part of dowry. If someone
gave birth to a boy, his family would drink the wine in the jars to celebrate. After
people drank wine, the earthen jars would put together to make a wall. As a result, by
doing so, people saved money and made their houses artistic.
Tell you a secret, therefore are
many shops run on weekends, but
few shops run on Monday to Friday.
One day, my uncle
took his family, my
sister, and I to
Lu-Kang Old
Street. I was glad
that I fund a
special toy that
called “Healthy
and Educational
Ball” It helped
people to keep
balance. It was a
good toy for
children to play in
the free time, so
my sister also
bought it to play.
If you come
here and want
to know about
Lu-Kang Old
Street, you can
rent a tricycle.
The people of
tricycle will
introduce to
you.
Nowadays, people are busy at work. If you
want to know the history of Lu-Kang and relax
yourselves like my family, you can go there. It
would open your mind as well as eyes.
Resources:
Lu-Kang
http://www.lukang.gov.tw/main.php
鹿港鎮公所 http://tour.lukang.gov.tw/lukang/index.asp
鹿港老街 http://historic-street.lukang.gov.tw/home.html
鹿港采風古意導覽 http://content.edu.tw/local/taichun/mingdau/lukang/