 Zhutian,
Pingtung
Today we��re going to Zhutian, Pingtung to visit an
old, Japanese train station.
To get to Zhutian, you can take take a train and pay
for the fare with an Easycard or iPass. The railroad
and stations in this area have all been elevated to
help cut down road traffic, and luckily the old Zhutian
Station was preserved.
The railroad network in Taiwan was first developed
by the Chinese in the Qing Dynasty, then improved
by the Japanese during their 50-year occupation of
Taiwan. Zhutian Station was designed by a Japanese
engineer and built in 1939.
In the old days, if you��re taller than this, you pay
the full price. If your height is between here and
here, it��s half price, and if you��re shorter than
this, it��s free.
Water and sand from this reservoir was used to put
out fires. Buildings from those days were mostly made
of wood.
Because it��s so warm here in Pingtung, water was drawn
straight from the well into the tub. This was the
station staff��s bathhouse.
And that��s the station master��s house, which is now
a restaurant that serves pretty decent food.
This is Hakka leicha, a really rich tea made of many
different kinds of grains, nuts, seeds, and tea leaves
ground together by yourself and your host. This part
of Pingting is the first Hakka settlement in southern
Taiwan.
Close by the old station area are some old streets
with some cute graffiti.
This is Laofuzi Old Master Q, he��s a famous comic
book character. The artist��s wife is from this village.
Zhutian is one of the nicer Japanese train stations
I��ve seen so far, I really like how they kept the
paint nearly the same grayish blue as it was 60 years
ago. Stations like this are really rare. The other
thing that struck me the most was the lemon chicken
lunchbox at the station. Oh that was quite tasty.
You should come.
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