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A Trip of the 'Five Arts' in Xingang

Bantaoyao Craft Studio of Jiao-Zhi Pottery & Chien-Nien

Bantaoyao Craft Studio of Jiao-Zhi Pottery & Chien-Nien

Fengtian Temple

Fentain Temple is a county-designated historic site dating back to 1811, the 16th year of Emperor Jiaqing's reign in the Qing Dynasty. Each year during the third month of the lunar calendar, the temple is the final stop for followers on the Dajia Zhen-lan Temple in Taichung. The distinctively exquisite temple has a seven-partition-span facade based on such details ad Sanchuan, Wumen and Erfang, with a depth of four rooms: Sanchuan Shirne, Main Shrine, Back Shrine and Lingxiaobao Shrine. A mixture of Fujian and Guangdong architectural styles, the temple has it's front and back eaves supported by stone pillars elaborately carved with the motif of "eight immortals on a dragon" and "flowers and birds," respectively. Other architectural highlights include a central gate painted with a colorful gate-keeping dragon, stone gable walls that extend sideways and exciting dragon details that accentuate the wall pillars on which the subsidiary enshrinement's back eaves are mounted.

The Old River Channel Cultural Center of Bantou Community

Huang Shui-shui, an expert in calligraphy and woodcuts, founded the Old River Channel Cultural Center in Bantou, Chiayi's hub for woodcut paintings. Grassroots culture is incorporated into fun-filled experiences of making woodcuts,a large collection of local antiques and childlike enjoyments. Huang's immense passion for the facility and neighborhood alike is evident in an amusing bus stop sign erected on the now-defunct railroad outside the center, among other details.

Dingcaiyuan Rural Cultural Village

In a well-preserved historic setting, the Dingcaiyuan Rural Cultural Village displays antique items from a time when the Jianan Plain was dominated by agriculture; these include: old-fashioned grocery carts, square tables, stone mortar-and-pestle sets, farmer's straw cloaks, oxcarts, earthen pots, rotary-dial phones, mail posts, bus ticket offices, antique red beds and long benches, among other objects that evoke childhood memories.

Bantaoyao Craft Studio of Jiao-Zhi Pottery & Chien-Nien

In 2005, Chen Zhong-zheng founded Bantaoyao in an effort to keep Taiwanese craft tradition alive by retaining talent specializing in Chien-Nien (cut-and-paste sculptures) and Jiao-Zhi (Koji) Pottery for temples. This enchanting mecca for crafts comprises: a Koji Pottery and Chien-Nien museum, a studio dedicated to hands-on craft projects, a shop, a coffee house, an oriental-landscaped garden and a colorful display of Koji Pottery and Chien-Nien artworks.

Source of Article: Culture and Tourism Bureau of Chiayi County


City Chiayi County
Contact Information

Fengtian Temple:05-3742034

The Old River Channel Cultural Center of Bantou Community:05-7813960

Dingcaiyuan Rural Cultural Village:0933-278-444

Bantaoyao Craft Studio of Jiao-Zhi Pottery & Chien-Nien:05-7810832

Location Chiayi County
Transportation

Exit National Freeway 1at  Chiayi Interchange (264.3 km); take County Highway 159, drive toward Xingang to reach Xingang Township; you will arrive at your destination(s) from here.

Datan Ecological&Scenic Park8minFengtain Temple10minOld River Channel Cultural Center of Bantou Community1minDingcaiyuan Rural Cultural Village3minBantaoyao Craft Studio of Jiao-Zhi Pottery & Chien-Nien5minBantaoyao Craff Studio of Jiao-Zhi Pottery5minShuixian Temple12minSingang Incense Artistic Culture Garden10minLiuxing Temple


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