歷史古蹟

When a scene of the popular idol drama The Prince Who Turns Into a Frog (王子變青蛙), (home of the female protagonist )was shot at Qian Lai Ye Grocery Store (錢來也雜貨店), it briefly became a kind of pilgrimage site for t fans of the show. Originally built in 1952 as the Taiwan Salt Workers' Welfare Store (台鹽鹽工福利社), the traditional tiled bungalow was a place for salt workers to buy daily essentials, as well as a recreational center. But in 2001, when the Beimen salt fields closed down, the building was left empty.

In the memories of many Tainan residents, their impression of the 300 year old Nankunshen Daitian Temple(南鯤鯓代天府) is the bustling temple fair, where thousands of pilgrims and tourists burn incense offerings for the five Wang Ye Lords: Li, Chi, Wu, Chu, and Fan. The story of the five Wang Ye Lords building the temple with their children is well known among the people.

The temple was built in 1661 and enshrines Bao Sheng Da Di(保生大帝). It is the largest temple in Xuejia District and the local belief center. The grand arch in front of the temple will be seen when in the vicinity of Xuejia Market. The main god statue was brought from Baijiao Village in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China, by Chen Yi-gui, a general under Koxinga(鄭成功部將陳一桂). It is said that this statue of Bao Sheng Da Di is one of three original god statues that Baijiao Ciji Temple in Zhangzhou had when it was first built in the Song Dynasty and, as such, it is extremely precious.

Beitou (北頭)means "witch" in the language of the Pingpu Tribe, and Yang means grassland that can sustain livestock. This place has a legend, in which a Pingpu man called Feifan can run faster than a horse, and even won a race against a horse in the presence of the Qianlong Emperor. The Emperor's heart was so filled with joy that Feifan and his son were honored to see the emperor three times. Nowadays, lots of informational exhibitions on the Siraya Pingpu are held in the park, and there are traditional huts, old photographs and Feifan sculptures.

Shanxi Temple dates back to the time of Koxinga in the Ming Dynasty (1628~1683). It took on its current appearance after being rebuilt a number of times over the years. The temple has a solid north China architectural style, a large square and magnificent arch, and features paintings by famed temple painter Pan Li-shui. The jianjiao sacrificial ceremony held every 12 years is its biggest ceremony. The temple has attracted much attention in recent years after Major League Baseball pitcher Wang Chien-ming, a native of Guanmiao, worshipped there.

If you are driving down Provincial Highway 3, be sure not overlook this place, as it was the classic setting of the famous movie Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast. (電影總舖師) The Jiang Family Old House has been preserved very much intact. The ancestral hall stands at the center of a traditional courtyard complex. The left and right wings of the building house the family's descendants. The center of the ancestral hall has four entrances and three rooms.

Yujing Beiji Temple(玉井北極殿) was built in 1717. The local people donated the funds to build a temple after Xuan Tian Shang Di (Dark Heavenly Highest Deity) warned them in a dream about a flood, allowing them to flee.

Xinhua Wude Temple (新化武德殿) was constructed between 1925-1928, and was used as a Kendo and Judo training hall during the Japanese Colonial Era. Since its renovation, it combines with Xinhua Old Street (新化老街), Xinhua District Council House (新化街役場), Yangkui Literature Memorial Museum (楊逵文學館) and the newly renovated Tavokan Cultural District (大目降文化園區) to form a very rich cultural zone.

Hou-tou Pei (虎頭埤) was Taiwan’s very first reservoir, and over the one hundred years that it has been in existence it has been an object of praise and admiration from scholars and the literati. It was even one of the settings for the Jay Chou (周杰倫) movie The Rooftop (天台). The Huyue Suspension Bridge (虎月吊橋), built in 1905, added an even greater sense of charm to the site, and as it has stretched over the water surface for the past one hundred years, it has been a place to catch the first rays of morning sun or multicolored afterglow of dusk.

The 1934 Historic Restaurant at Xinhua District Council House (新化街役場1934街役場古蹟餐坊) is typical of Xinhua's historic buildings. As its name suggests, the building was constructed in 1934, and the ceilings inside are all preserved in their original forms. Looking at the building from the outside it is hard to imagine the inside having so many wooden parts. Entering the building you will discover that parts of the floor are made of transparent glass, with lots of thick hemp ropes below.