【Wuci Holiday Fish Market】
It is in Taichung and the best place for enjoying the seafood and the leisure time by the sea. Besides the fishing harbor view and the yacht harbor, there are also fresh fish section, restaurant section, and supermarkets. Visitors can taste the delicious fresh fish broth and different kinds of seafood in restaurant section and then go to fresh fish section to buy fresh seafood home.
【Taichung Harbor Sea Tour】
Visitors can take a yacht to navigate through Taichung Harbor or rent a boat to go whale and seal watching. When you stand on the deck with the sea wind blowing, you’ll feel you are a hero conquering the sea.
【Rural Life Museum and Fishing Culture Museum】
They are situated on the third floor and the fourth floor respectively in Wuci Farmers’ Association Industry Culture Building. Leaders in Farmers’ Association hope to show next generation how hard it was for the settlers to develop through the long-term exhibits. Rural Life Museum shows the agricultural history of Wuci Township, the agricultural development of western coast, traditional farming tools and wares. It pays to take your whole family here to experience the farmers’ lives in the past. There are four themes for Fishing Culture Museum: 1. Historical Culture of Fishing, 2. Ecology, 3. Customs, 4. Modern Technology. Wuci Farmers’ Association established Fishing Culture Museum here in order to show the subsequent development of the local fishing history to give all visitors a valuable lesson.
【Temples】
Chao Yuan Temple on Wuci Road worships Meizhou Matsu. Hao Tian Temple in Dazhuan, Yung Tian Temple on Yung Hsing Road and Yung Yuan Temple on Jhong Yang Road all worship Sacred Mother of Heaven. Hao Tien Temple in Dazhuan also worships Shen Nong Emperor, which takes charge of agricultural development. Jen Wu Temple, which located both on Xi Chien Road and JHong Yang Road, worships Xuan Tian Shang Di. What’s more, Jen Wu Temple on Xi Chien Road is built 160 years ago and ranked a Grade Two Historic Site by Taichung County Government. Wan Hsing Temple, which worships Su Fu Wangyeh, is situated on Min Chuan Street. Pao An Temple, which worships Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, is situated on Lin Hai Road. These temples were built more than one hundred years ago, during the reign of Qing Emperor Dao Guang, when the business through the harbor was booming. There are also many famous temples in Wuci Township, such as Fu Mei Temple, Wuci Tsu Huei Temple and Tian Shun Temple, all visited very frequently by devoted believers.
【Wuci's Old Street】
Development and settlement of Wuci Township began on Ding Hen Street, on which we can still spot buildings of Qing Dynasty. The earthquake happening in 1935 practically leveled the whole street. The buildings on the street exhibit the characteristics of baroque style, of them the police station next to Chao Yuan Temple is the most famous. Of all temples in Wuci Township, Chao Yuan Temple and Jen Wu Temple are the most representative. Jen Wu Temple, which worships Xuan Tian Shang Di, was built in 1846. A Wangyeh Boat, which was said to have drifted from Mainland China, is preserved in the temple. There is also a horizontal inscribed board, erected in 1853, hidden in the temple. It really pays to visit Jen Wu Temple. Besides, Dou Mei Temple, Fu Mei Temple and Pao An Temple were built in the later days of Qing Dynasty. When you are in these temples, you can feel the hardship of the previous settlers and how they piously respected the deities.
【Lin Yi Hsiang Bakery】
The fragrant salty mushroom cakes will be out of oven on 4 PM every afternoon. Always, by the time the salty mushroom cakes are out of oven, many people are forming a line waiting outside for this fragrant and delicious snack.
The old shop began running business in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It still has a brisk business and is well-known island-wide. Because it began its business by baking cakes, we can see a lot of molds for making cakes on the shelf. Each shines with oil, which tells its long history. If you visit Wuci, you must at least but a paper box of salty mushroom cakes from Lin Yi Hsiang Bakery before you leave. |