Historical landscape
Lugang is located west of Changhua Plain and was originally the activity area of the Mazhilinshe, a nationality of the Babusa tribe in Pingpu. In the past, there were so many sika deer, and socialists and Han immigrants engaged in deer skin trading and other goods, which is also the origin of the name "Luzi Port".
1709-1719, the Changhua Plain has become a new world for immigration to Fujian and Guangdong. Most of the immigrants have arrived ashore from Lugang, which has finally created Lugang to appear on the stage of Taiwan's development history.
Zhou Xi's Changhua County Chronicles: "Luzai Port, thousands of fireworks, boats and cars roam, making it a large town on the north road. Looking to the ocean, sails compete for flying, ten thousand pictures in the eyes, magnificent waves, endless sky, and truly huge views."
1784, Kailu Port opened trade for Taiwan and mainland China, Quanzhou Foreign Port, and was the second official official establishment of the main port. As a result, Lugang and Quanzhou had frequent exchanges, which once had eight suburbs.
During the Kangqian period, both politics, military, economy, culture and art had vigorous development, making Lugang an important port town second only to Fucheng. However, during the Daoguang period, Zhuoshui River flooded several times and the coast was unpredictable, which made it difficult for merchant ships to be parked. During the Xianfeng period, Lugang lost its profits in air travel, and business opportunities became increasingly declining and sluggish. The former glory was irreversible. During the Japanese rule and after the war, a large number of talents were out of Taiwan.
The Light of the Earth
Follow the Zhanglu Highway to enter the city of Lugang. There are many merchants with magical sedan chairs and sacrificial tools on the roadside, and it fully feels that Lugang is an important town for traditional folk craftsmanship in Taiwan.
1985, the "National Art Salary Award" organized by the Ministry of Education, among the 36 winners of the national salary award, there are six in Lugang; in 2011, the Ministry of Culture reported seven or eight "preservers of important traditional art and cultural asset preservation technology" (commonly known as national treasures in the world), 3 were from Lugang.
●Wood carving●
When I came to the living room of "Pineshadow Zhai" in the Songlin Art Sculpture Center of Putou Street, Lugang. You might as well observe the masterpiece of Songlin Master "Four Consolations in Life". It is difficult not to be attracted by their shapes and charm!
stretches your waist, cleaves your ears, twists your nose, and scratches your back. The delicate feelings are fully revealed, which is extremely funny and pleasant.
Li Songlin (1907-1998) won the first "Ethnic Arts Salary Award for Traditional Crafts: Wood Carving" category. In 1933, he participated in the carving project of Sanchuan Hall of Lugang Tianhou Palace, showing his personal talent in carving. Songlin Master’s works are presented in Yuanlin Fulin Palace, Lugang Longshan Temple, Sanxia Zushi Temple, etc.
Another winner of the same "Ethnic Art Salary Award for Traditional Crafts and Wood Carvings" was that in 1992, the eighth Shi Zhenyang, in 1964, he was hired with his father Shi Kunyu to rebuild the shrine at of the Dajia Zhenlan Palace, and showed his carving talent. Later, he completed wood carvings such as Dajia Zhenlan Palace, Ligang Shuangci Palace, and Changhua Taiji Enzhu Temple.
●Divine Statue●
There are two people from Lugang who received the "National Arts Risk Award for Traditional Crafts and Crafts Statue Sculpture" award: Wu Qingbo of the third session in 1987 and Shi Zhihui of the tenth session in 1994.
Wu Qingbo is the fifth generation successor of the sculpture of the Little West Heaven God statue in Lugang, and belongs to the Quanzhou School of Technology. Shi Zhihui, who opened a facility since Hefou Furniture Store, learned skills with his father at the age of 16, and learned the essence of his father's carvings and promoted them.
● Tin ware ●
1998 The 4th "Ethnic Arts Rich Award Traditional Crafts Category", two Lugang people also won the award, namely Chen Wanneng of the tin ware and Wu Dunhou of the Folk Lantern.
tin craftsmanship has a history of 100 years in Taiwan, and Lugang is a well-known center in Taiwan. There is even a "Xifang Street" at the intersection of local chelu Road. It is said by masters and apprentices, and the grand occasion can be imagined.
Chen Wanneng, who was designated as the "national treasure of the world" in 2011, learned art with his father at the age of fourteen. So far, he has been working silently on the road of traditional tin art production for more than fifty years.
He made tinware equal to ordinary works of art and became collectibles. In addition, it was the enormous transformation of the creative objects and made it a creative move.
●lantern●
When I came to the "Wu Dunhou Lantern Shop" on Zhongzheng Road, I looked at the colorful traditional lanterns with dragons and phoenixes and diverse shapes, and I couldn't help but browse.
2009 logged in as the Changhua County intangible cultural assets and the "Traditional Arts and Crafts" award. In addition, his works are often used in patriotic prize tickets, stamps and postcards issued by Taiwan.
Highlights of settlement
●Lugang WenMartial Temple ●
Lugang Wenwu Temple includes Wenshen, Wushen, and Wenkai Academy. Three buildings are located together and cover a wide area. The front yard is green and green trees are hidden. Wenkai Academy was built in 1824 and is called "Wenkai Academy" to commemorate the Confucian scholars in the late Ming Dynasty, Shen Guangwen .
Shen Guang's writing is "Wenkai", and he engaged in education because of the typhoon drifting to Taiwan. He is known as the "father of Kaitai culture". From the 100th year of the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty to the Guangxu period, Lugang Wenkai Academy once gave birth to eight Jinshi, sixteen Juren and more than a hundred scholars, opening up the glorious period of Lugang's literary style. Therefore, it is well-known that "there is a road in the sky, and the text opens to become a ladder." During the Japanese administration, Prince Nokuhiro Kitashirakawa Miyagi led his army to the academy. In 1943, the Japanese changed the Wenkai Academy to the "Keshirakawa Palace Nokua Memorial Hall". The 921 earthquake in 1999 was damaged again and was rebuilt again in 2002, and it has been in sight so far.
Academic building faces west and east, has a square structure and elegant form, and is designated as a historical site. Lugang Wenshu is the "Wenchang Temple", which is mainly worshipped by Emperor Wenchang. It is adjacent to Wenkai Academy, and the "Ba Society" in Wenchang Temple was the early Yixue and Poetry Society in Lugang. The main worship of the Emperor Guan Sheng. There is an ancient well between the Wen Temple and the Wu Temple, called "Tiger Well". The water quality is sweet and beautiful, and it has long been known as "the first spring of Penglai".
●Lugang Longshan Temple●
The famous historical site of Lugang Longshan Temple was founded in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. According to the inscription of Wang Lanpei's rebuilding of Longshan Temple, "The corridor is back, the eaves are high, the Zen room is deep and quiet, the mountain gate is grand, the front and back are empty, the moon is sealed, and the Zen heart is written at the time, and there is leisurely victory over the top." It describes the spectacular and magnificent Longshan Temple.
1895, a copper bell was created from Ningbo , with a height of two meters and a diameter of one meter. It is the treasure of Longshan Temple Town Temple. It is said that the bell sound could be heard several miles away and was known as the largest in Taiwan. Therefore, the "Longshan Temple Bell" has been one of the "Eight Scenerys of Lugang" since ancient times.
The moon sets in the temple gate and the breeze is light, and the spring dream is shocked and the sky is not clear; there are hundreds of times vaguely falling, and the melodious sounds are still mixed with chanting scriptures. It was changed to the Honanji branch of Japan in 1904. After the war, the left and right corridors of Longshan Temple were filled with military and staff houses, and the complex was incredible.
1974, Professor Han Baode was responsible for the reconstruction of the two-hack corridor; it was designated as a monument in 1983; it was carried out in 1986; it was severely damaged in 1999. Cai Qirui Kunzhong, president of Lugang People's Baocheng International Group, donated full funds to restore Longshan Temple, which was the largest restoration project of Lugang Longshan Temple in the past century.
Lugang Longshan Temple has always had a high reputation among the historical sites in Taiwan with its architectural art. It has even been known as the "Forbidden City of Taiwan" and has a high status.
This ancient building that preserves the style of Quanzhou in southern Fujian during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. Its magnificent and complete construction is unique among the five Longshan Temples in Taiwan. Therefore, it was rated as a three-star must-visit attraction by Michelin, an international tourism and food authoritative company.
Lugang Ancient Sites Preservation Area
Lugang Ancient Sites Preservation Area is the first example of preservation in ancient city streets in Taiwan. Its scope includes hundreds of exquisite houses such as Putou Street, Yaolin Street, Houche Lane, Dayou Street, Quanzhou Street, Jinsheng Lane and Zhongshan Road. After the overall planning of the Ministry of the Interior in 1996, the historic appearance of traditional buildings was restored.
●Jiuqu Lane●
The ancient Lugang street forms curved alleys, which are naturally curved alleys that residents built houses along the river when the settlements were developed in the early days.
Lugang Ancient Street, from Quanzhou Street, Putou Street, Yaolin Street, Dayou Street (Anjiezai, Lowcuozai), Jinsheng Lane, Shanlin Street, etc., all belong to the scope of Jiuqu Lane. Curved alleys have the functions of preventing wind and sand. Walking in the winding Jiuqu alleys in winter, it is as warm as spring.
Quxiang Dongqing is also one of the eight scenic spots in Lugang. "Lugang Bamboo Branch Ci" is also chanted: I heard tea and wine in the Qu Lane of Lujiang, and I secretly tried it in winter; the wind and sand cannot blow in October, and the frost, snow and freeze in the nine days are hard to invade.
●Yilou●
Zhongshan Road "Yilou" in Jiuqu Lane behind No. 119 Zhongshan Road was originally the largest business in Xiamen. During the Guangxu period, the family surnamed Shi was sold. In 1918, Chen Huaicheng, the head of Lugang Street, bought the house back to support his mother Wu, and named the house "Tianyi Room" according to his mother's wishes.
has a sad and beautiful Yilou. The lush star fruit trees in summer almost cover the circular flower windows, which makes it look more beautiful under the light and shadow.
●Shiyilou●
Lugang Qingchang during the heyday, the Yilou to Shiyilou were all the former Chen family industries. Shiyi Tower is also located in Jinsheng Lane in Jiuqu Lane, also known as "Paoma Tower", and is the residence of the Chen family in Qingchang.
Ten Yilou means "optimal piano, chess, poetry, wine, painting, flowers, moon, boom, smoke, tea." Lugang bamboo branch poem says: "If you don't have a stroke in the Jiuqu Lane, ten Yilou is suitable for chanting leisurely", which means that Ten Yilou is a place where poets and poets gather in the past, and Ten Yilou's "Organized Lou Ju Yue" is one of the eight scenic spots of Lugang.
●Half-side well●
Entered from Yaolin Street, and the first thing that caught your eye was the "Half-side well" beside the wall of the Wang Family House.
Half of the well is not half of it, but actually a complete well. In the early years, not every household had the ability to dig a well. The Wang family dug a well next to the wall, and half of it can be used outside the wall without disturbing home life. The other half is used in their own yard to play the role of being close to each other. "Siyuan Banjing" is considered to be one of the twelve victories of Lugang.
●Lugang -day harem ●
1786, the Lin Shuangwen incident occurred. In August of the following year, Emperor Qianlong specially ordered the Grand Secretary and the Governor of Shaanxi and Kang Fukang'an to lead the navy to land in Lugang.
Fu Kang An Nian's navy was able to arrive in Taiwan because of the blessing of Mazu, so he asked Emperor Qianlong to grant gold to the imperial court to build the Tianhou Palace in Taiwan's prefecture and Lugang to thank Mazu's Holy Spirit.
1788, the official Mazu Temple was completed as the "New Ancestral Palace". Xing'an Palace located in Jiuqu Lane is the earliest Mazu Temple in Lugang.
Lugang Tianhou Palace (known as the old ancestral palace in Lugang people) was originally a building of the Three Gates and One Courtyard. It was bombed by the US military and was blown up by the Sanchuan Palace. The back hall (Lingxiao Palace) was rebuilt in 1959;
In 1972, the worship hall was built in front of the main hall. It was designated as a monument in 1985; in 1992, the "Mazu Cultural Relics Museum" was established to display Mazu cultural relics and related cultural relics of Lugang Tianhou Temple. In 1997, the Pilgrim Building was completed, driving the crowd of tourists to Lugang. It is also rated as a two-star Michelin tourist attraction.
●Rimaoxing●
Rimaoxing is the largest business in the suburbs of Lugang. It was the richest man in Lugang from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty to the Daoguang period. In 1765, Lin Zhensong crossed the sea from Yongning, Quanzhou to Taiwan to do business, settled in Lugang, operated the bow shop, founded Rimao Walk, and later took over the management of his third son Lin Wenjun.
As the Lugang River is blocked, it affects shipping, Rimao Travel's business gradually declined and eventually became dull.
From the architectural layout of Rimao Xing Sanjin Second Hospital, you can still get a glimpse of the magnificent appearance of that year. Although there are only the foyer and main halls, there are still several bricks and stones in the Quanzhou stone slabs laid on the front yard, which are the flagpole seats and stage stones for the performances of Gods, which can be seen from this. In 2000, Rimaoxing was listed as a county-designed monument and completed the restoration of the monument in 2005.
●Not see the sky street●
0 The Qing Dynasty literati Hong Qisheng, a literati of Lugang in Lugang, had a profound description of "Not see the sky street": "The pavilions are all in common, the streets are confronted by each other, and there are pavilions with wings, two or three miles long, straight as strings, flat as a rifle, and not sweating when walking in the summer, rain without wetting, and one water passes through the body..."
vividly describes the situation and characteristics of the sky street. The "No Heavenly Street" in Lugang was called "Wufu Street" in the Qing Dynasty, namely Changxing Street and Taixing Street in the southern section; Hexing Street in the middle section and Fuxing Street and Shunxing Street in the northern section, forming the main axis of Lugang City Street.
Because there are roofs built above the streets, pedestrians can avoid sun and rain, so it is called "No Heavenly Street", commonly known as "Wu Tiancuo".It extends for one kilometer and is the most distinctive building since the opening of Lugang
●Houche Lane●
Lugang Street in the Qing Dynasty had another feature, namely the facilities for the separation of people and vehicles. After the goods from other places are delivered to the fixed distribution center in Lugang, they are sent to the "Back Car Lane" by rickshaw, and then the porter carries the goods to the street. Therefore, the floor of the back car lane is laid with hard granite to facilitate the passage of rickshaws. When pedestrians walk without seeing the sky street, red bricks are laid to form a spatial plan for the separation of people and vehicles.
The poet Zhuang Taiyue also recited in "Lujiang Zhuang Branch Ci": Several wooden doors are half-opened, and tourists wander here; after March, the fireworks are on the road, and new goods are moved from the grass house.
●Aimen●
Lugang had about fifty Aimen in the early years. The setting of the Aimen is a large number of defensive facilities in Lugang. Currently, only the Aimen in Houche Lane is retained. It is located in Houche Lane. It was built in 1830. The lintel of the door is written on it, and it is also a county-designed ancient site and is one of the eight scenic spots of Lugang.
During the Qing Dynasty, armed fights between immigrants from all walks of life often occur. Therefore, each street section has its own clear gate to defend. The clear gate is not only conducive to defending the invasion of foreign enemies, but also eliminates or reduces internal friction.
When a dispute occurs, close the gate and resolve it on your own to avoid invading the other party's gate circle. This is what the old Lugang proverb calls "resisting evil is not a gate."
●Yuzhenzhai●
Yuzhenzhai is a modernist-style building with a grand scale and complete preservation. It has become synonymous with Lugang cakes and refreshments.
The fifth generation operator Huang Yibin said: "The biggest feature of Lugang cakes with a century-old history is that more than 90% of the raw materials are fine powder ground from rice. Adding sugar, it is the embodiment of traditional rice food and presents the elegant tea drinking culture of traditional literati."
is like a phoenix-eyed cake with a color like snow and a pretty eye-catching eyes. It melts at the mouth, and the production process is complicated. In the past, it was a snack that only rich people could afford.
●Ding Family House●
Lugang Ding Family Ancient House is currently a case of only three stores in the Qing Dynasty in Taiwan that have a courtyard house in the inner courtyard.
was created during the Daoguang and Xianfeng periods, and then during the Guangxu period and the Japanese administration period, each undergoing a partial reconstruction to form exquisite buildings of three different historical stages.
comes in from Zhongshan Road and consists of storefronts, deep wells, halls, center wells, halls, and n-type courtyards in sequence. The roads are all in front and back, and the cultural value is quite high.
●Lugang Folk Cultural Relics Museum●
Lugang Folk Cultural Relics Museum is divided into two buildings. One is the traditional southern Fujian-style building "Ancient Style Tower" with a history of 200 years; the other is the Renaissance-style red brick foreign building, which is the official residence built by Gu Xianrong in his hometown of Lugang in 1915.
After the design and planning of famous designers sent by the Japanese ruling authorities to the Governor's Office, the exterior of the Western Building has Renaissance column style, the roof shape of Massal and the towers on both sides are the most exquisite luxury building in the Japanese reign of the Republic of China in the Kaguchi period. Local people call this mansion a "Yawa Western Building".
In 1973, Gu Zhenfu, the son of Gu Xianrong, established a consortium-owned Lugang Folk Cultural Relics Museum, which is the first private folk cultural relics museum in Taiwan.
contains more than 6,000 cultural relics, which were mainly folk artifacts from the middle of the Qing Dynasty to the early years of the Republic of China. The cultural relics museum covers an area of more than 1,400 square meters and has nine exhibition halls, displaying related documents, ancient photos, clothing and ornaments, opera and musical instruments, religious customs, catering utensils, calligraphy and other cultural relics
Lugang is an important town in Taiwan's traditional folk craftsmanship. There are many "important traditional art and cultural assets preservation" of "national treasures on earth". Do you know which Lugang artists have won such honors?
Lugang's literary style is prosperous, and the Wenkai Academy and Lugang Ancient Sites are both impressive. Lugang Longshan Temple and Tianhou Temple are even superstars of Taiwan’s cultural assets.Walking in Lugang is like walking in the open-air monument museum. How many national monuments, county monuments or historical buildings have you visited? .
The most famous brand of Lugang cakes is Yuzhenzhai. The exquisiteness of its refreshments is showing the ancient cultural traditions of Lugang. However, it is not only Yuzhenzhai. Many traditional old shops in Taiwan are facing the problems and challenges of brand innovation. Think about what other cases are there?
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