Cijin Day Trip
Boats, ferries, docks, not far from the center of
the city, historical and cultural, Kaohsiung��s Cijin
is kind of like Taipei��s Tamsui. This is actually
where the first settlers lived when they came to Kaohsiung.
The first thing you notice when you get off the ferry
is the row of cycle rickshaws with plastic flowers
in front. These are the taxis of Cijin.
Previously uninhabited, a Chinese fisherman brought
six families to Cijin in 1673 and they became the
first settlers. Most relied on the ocean��s resources
for food and on Mazu to protect them.
In 1875 after an incident where nearly an entire island
of people nearby were massacred, the Qing dynasty
built a fort on Cijin.
There were two drill fields. The cannons were placed
in the rear drill field, where there were four Armstrong
guns. In the front drill field there were 22 rooms
that were the soldiers�� living quarters. The most
interesting thing about this place is the decoration
on the front door. There is the character for happiness
and carvings of eight bats.
Why characters and symbols of celebration and prosperity
were included in the design of the fort, no one knows,
but it sure makes the place quite interesting.
The second oldest lighthouse in Taiwan, also built
in the Qing dynasty is also right around here.
This is the second visit to Cijin for both Peter and
I, and I found that it definitely was more interesting
this time around. There��s much more to Cijin than
just seafood and shaved ice.
I don��t think I went to the fort last time, or to
the lighthouse up there. Up there it was quite good,
just to see some old buildings and learn a bit of
history. It was quite nice. But it��s quite small so
people here seem quite friendly. It��s got a very sort
of small town atmosphere, so that was quite nice.
And it��s good that the last time we came here I didn��t
realize that they actually had a beach that you could
walk on so it��s quite nice. It��s obviously quite a
good place to come for a day trip from Kaohsiung if
you want to go to the beach and eat some food that��s
a little bit different from what you might get elsewhere,
so it was nice.
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