 Sanxia,
New Taipei City
We��re on a half day tour of Yingge and Sanxia, New
Taipei City today.
Sanxia is in southwestern New Taipei City, where three
rivers and streams converge. Conveniently, in these
rivers, people who worked in the dye houses that Sanxia
is so famous for, would rinse and wash newly dyed
textiles.
On the Taiwan Tour Bus��s Sanxia and Yingge Folk Arts
tour, Sanxia is the first stop. On the Taiwan Tour
Bus, you get insurance, free wifi, a tablet that has
audio guides in English and three other languages,
and sometimes an English speaking guide too.
Here we are at Tsushih Temple, built in the mid 18th
century. This is the center of worship for people
in Sanxia, and the resident deity��s name is Chen Zhaoying,
a man who lived around the second half of the 11th
century.
He was a general in the Sung Dynasty. He led Sung
troops to fight against the Mongolian Genghis Kahn��s
invasion. Unfortunately he failed, he was arrested,
but he refused to surrender so he was burned to death
by Genghis Kahn. That��s why his face is black.
A few other special things about this temple: there
are 156 stone columns, each sculpted by hand. In addition
to dragons and phoenixes, you��ll see lots of cranes
and turtles, which symbolize longevity. Cranes are
supposed to live a thousand years, and turtles, ten
thousand years.
What I like about Tsushih Temple is that if you go
up the more recent additions to the temple, you can
walk right up to the wood carvings that are normally
so high up, and have a really close look at the craftsmanship
and the design.
Earlier I mentioned that Sanxia was famous for indigo
dying. You can learn all about how it was done and
even have a little bit of fun with the DIY activities.
In its heyday, a fourth of the shops on the main street
were dye houses. This by the way is a jinniujiao,
a croissant shaped sweet bread that people like to
eat when they come here. So what do I like about Sanxia?
I like walking around here. It��s beautiful. Look at
these arches. Next we��re off to Yingge. You should
come.
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