After visiting the Zushi Temple, we went to the Sanxia Historical Gallery, a museum documenting the local history of the district with exhibits of historical tools and artifacts related to the coal, camphor, dyeing, and tea industries which helped Sanxia prosper. Sanxia Historical Gallery No. 18 Zhonghshan Road, Sanxia District, New Taipei City 23742, Taiwan…
We had the opportunity to visit a family-owned tea factory in Sanxia since Dustin has known the Wang family for a long time. The factory was located at a higher elevation in the mountains. The fourth generation of the Wang Family is heading the business now and he was kind enough to allow us to…
Continuing the story of the Yingge Stone, looking over the Dahan River on the opposite bank is the Sanxia stone. When General Koxinga’s soldiers shot of the head off the Oriole (parrot), they also shot a hole through the other bird’s stomach. This kite became the Sanxia Stone. We drove up Yuangshan Mountain to the…
An unfinished temple over 60 years in the making, the Qingshui Zushi (Tsushih) Temple in Sanxia is the masterpiece of Li Mei-shu, a renown Taiwanese artist and professor. The current temple is the third resurrection after the first creation fell during an earthquake and the second restoration was bombed by the American Army who believed…
Exploring Yingge Township 