San-Yi, Miaoli

San-Yi, well-known as "wood-carving" town in Taiwan. The people here were doing wood-carving for all the life, however, young guys do not carve anymore, the carving are mostly imported from China.

Every year around April to May, Tung flower festival is in Sanyi. Tung flowers are white flowers that present in where Hakka people live.

Hire a scooter or bicycle around San-Yi rail station, price is around NT$ 250~400 for one scooter. Do not expect to hike around San-Yi by walking.




Old Shang-Xin Rail station, most famous spot in San-Yi. It's a rail station which is not operation anymore, you can walk on the railway, or just have a lunch or tea around the station. Follow the road in front the Shang-Xin station, you will arrive Long-Teng Bridge. Longteng Bridge is an old railway bridge, which broke by earthquake several years ago.















Having some snack in Sanyi downtown; You must try "Ban-Teo", most representable Hakka food. Then ride the scooter to Tong-Lo, a neighbor town of Sanyi, and go along with the way to Jiu-Hua-Shan. You might enjoy the forest and tea farm around this mountain road.















Related websites:
Miaoli county travel information 苗栗縣觀光旅遊網
Taiwan: Touch your heart
San-Yi information 三義觀光資訊

Gaomei, Taichung 高美濕地

Gao-mei wetland (高美濕地): It's far from Taichung city, and the best time to come here is around 4~6PM, sunset time.













台中火車站→中港路→東海大學→靜宜大學
到了靜宜大學繼續往前走，會發現一個很大的路口，
有向好幾個方向走的路，沿著「台中港」的路標走就對了；


靜宜大學→童綜合醫院→台中港區藝術園區→高美濕地
沿途會經過童綜合醫院，可以在這邊稍作休息，
可以上個廁所或買個糧食喝個咖啡去金石堂看本書XDD
不然從童綜合到高美沿途真的沒便利商店，
也沒有像樣的地方可以上廁所，除了加油站和藝術園區。

第一次去的人，可以學我在童綜合醫院的大廳服務台問怎麼去高美；
出了童綜合繼續往台中港的方向走，
會看到一個高架橋（應該是西濱快速道路？）
這時候往右轉沿著上高架橋旁邊的路走，
在這邊和往台中港的路是同一條的，
之後就開始數高架橋的大柱子編號，
數到大約52號的那個柱子的紅綠燈就會看到高美濕地往←的標誌了

在數柱子的途中可以又轉進入港區藝術園區，很大的一個公園，
裡面可以拍拍照，喝個咖啡休息，花園造景滿中式設計的。


From Taichung rail station to Gao-mei by car or scooter:
Taichung rail station→Zhong Zheng Rd.→Zhong Gang Rd.→Providence Univeristy→Tung's Taichung Metro Harbor Hospital→Gao-mei wetland


Related website:
Gaomei village
Taichung County Tour Guide

The Days

Days in Miaoli are nothing surprising. Fortunately, I have some friends who are together with me from elementary or high schools till now in Miaoli.

Riding scooters in mountains, enjoying the air and speed, chatting and drinking beside sea with friends, those are most wonderful night life here.