Three Gorges old street

Among the Three Gorges old streets, Minquan street, Heping Street, Ren'ai street and Zhongshan Road are the most intact. Minquan street is an old commercial street in the prosperous times, and it still retains the complete commercial street houses since the Japanese occupation.

Three Gorges old street

The Three Gorges old street in Taiwan refers to Minquan street, Heping Street, Ren'ai street and Zhongshan Road. Minquan street is the old commercial street in the prosperous times, and it still retains the complete commercial street houses since the Japanese occupation. Minquan street, formerly known as "sanjiaoyong Street", was an important commercial street in the Three Gorges since the Qing Dynasty. Many goods and materials were traded on the street. In the Japanese occupation era, the street was corrected, the roads were widened, and the eaves, arcades, and drainage facilities were reorganized. At that time, the streets were full of cloth dyeing, timber making, and tea houses, New foreign buildings are also springing up, showing the scenery of the Three Gorges.

Beside Minsheng Road in the center of Three Gorges Town, there is Qingshui ancestral temple, which was founded in the 34th year of Qianlong reign. The temple worships Qingshui ancestral temple, and has a great fragrance on weekdays. Together with Wanhua Longshan Temple and DALONGDONG Baoan palace, it is known as the three major temples in Beishi. The exquisite sculptors of zushi temple are well-known in Taiwan. Therefore, it has the reputation of "Oriental Art Palace" and is also a classic work of temple architecture in Taiwan.

Historical evolution

Sanxia old street was the birthplace of Anxi people from Quanzhou, Fujian Province, who crossed the sea to settle here during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. From the Fu'an palace in Changfu street and another land ancestral temple at the southernmost junction with bazhang, Sanxia old street began to develop in the area between the two land ancestral temples. At that time, the shop market was near Minquan street and from qingshuizu From the corner of Changfu street and Minquan Street on the side of Shimiao to Zhongpu River, a tributary of the Three Gorges River, on the one hand, it is convenient to go up the mountain and mine rich mountain products; on the other hand, it can also get water and transport nearby. The mountain is narrow in the hinterland, which later restricted the extension of the Three Gorges old street to the south. The Three Gorges old street is about 260 meters long and has more than 100 ancient street houses, which has been listed as grade III However, due to the lack of maintenance, the designation of historic sites was removed in 1993, and the preservation of the old street was in danger.

Scenic spots

Sanxia old street is the most interesting ancient town in Northern Taiwan. It is as popular with tourists as Tanshui old street. The dilapidated appearance of the old streets in the early years is no longer seen. The renovated old streets, with traditional red brick buildings with arcades, exude a strong sense of antiquity. Folk artists show their skills from time to time on the old streets.

The Three Gorges is one of the earliest settlements in Northern Taiwan. Its development path is similar to that of freshwater. In the early years, it was due to the rise of water transportation and the development of tea, camphor and indigo industries, which gradually formed a prosperous settlement market. As the advantages of water transportation in the Three Gorges are no longer declining, the prosperous market has become a historical building to witness the past.

The old Three Gorges street in ancient times refers to Minquan street, which is about 200 meters long. It has more than 100 brick houses and is lined with businessmen. The most well preserved old street in the Three Gorges area has developed in different periods before it has its present appearance. Today's Minquan street is what it looked like after it was corrected during the Japanese occupation period (1916 A.D.).

Folk artists in old streets often perform in the streets.

For many people, the Three Gorges old street is reminiscent of the beautiful past. These traditional Minnan style buildings built of red brick blend multiple architectural styles, including traditional Pavilion feet and parapets, complex and exquisite Baroque patterns and carvings, which make the buildings show gorgeous classical style like art works, and the settlements of the old town show amazing architectural beauty, We can also imagine the prosperity of the Three Gorges market.

After renovation, the old street reappears the elegant style of the old days and becomes a nostalgic tourist destination for tourists to visit the old days. The long arcades of the Three Gorges old street still amaze people with the exquisite beauty of the old buildings. However, the businesses in the old street are very different from those in the past. Handicrafts, special products, restaurants and snack bars have replaced the dyeing shops, tea shops and timber shops in the early years. Among the tourists at the end of the street are folk artists.

In addition to visiting the long houses in the old street, you can also visit the ancestral temple, Li Meishu memorial hall, Xinglong palace and other scenic spots, and walk into the history of the Three Gorges.

Address: South section of Minquan Road, Taipei

Longitude: 121.36967131282

Latitude: 24.933259957

Traffic information: 1. Take Taiqi bus from Guiyang street, Taipei to the Three Gorges, and get off at the Three Gorges Station;

2. Take the Taipei bus from Xindian to the Three Gorges and get off at the Three Gorges Station.

Chinese PinYin : San Xia Lao Jie