Where is Lugang Town located?

Lugang Town belongs to the famous scenic spot of Guzhen Village in Taichung.

Legend has it that Lugang is the leader of Long Mai in Changhua County. Coincidentally, historians call the period of 150 years, when the government of Taiwan Province province was established and Daoguang began to trade with five ports every year, as the "Lugang period" of Taiwan Province culture. In contrast, Lugang is really a land of dragons. This dragon land has been developed since the Qing Dynasty opened Fujian Minjiang River to trade with Lugang in the 49th year of Qing Qianlong. Zhuang, who specializes in the folklore of Lugang, pointed out that the years of Qianlong and Jiaqing were the golden age of Lugang. Today, the dense temples and historical sites are enough to confirm the economic and social grand occasion of that year and create a splendid cultural landscape. In terms of port and street structure, it retains the flavor of Quanzhou, Chinese mainland, so it has won the reputation of "bustling as a small Quanzhou".

During this period, Lugang developed eight suburbs, namely, Jin Changshun in the spring suburb, Jin Zhenshun in the Xiamen suburb, Jin Zhenwan in the southern suburb, Jin Zhenwan in Bujiao, Jin Changxing in the dare suburb, Jin Hongfu in the oil suburb, Jin Heshun in the dye suburb and Yongxing in Sugar. In the early years, streets were divided according to industries. For example, Meishi Street was originally Mishi Street; The whole street of Bandian Street turned out to be a street dedicated to selling coffins. Now it is Dexing Street, and in the early days it was Zhuzi Street, selling bamboo wares and so on.

Among the eight suburbs, Quanjiao is the first, and among the wealthy merchants in Quanjiao, Lin Pin is the richest, with many anecdotes. Shi Xuexuan, director of the Lugang Folk Cultural Relics Museum, told the most popular story: Lin Pinfu, who founded Rimaoxing in Jiaqing, had a constant stream of guests staying. Therefore, when Jia Qingjun (Fu Kang 'an) visited, Lin Pin thought he was an ordinary guest and ordered the handmaiden to arrange it, without deliberately entertaining him. After midnight, the military attache knelt down to wait on the master to wash his hands and was peeped through the door by the Lins' servants. He paused for half a ring before he hurried to report. After being reported, Lin Pin was deeply worried to know that this distinguished guest must be a relative of the royal family, but he was unable to change his attitude of ignoring the courtesy of welcoming guests. So, Lin Pin deliberately went out the back door, and then came in with an umbrella and a pair of shoes in his hand. From the outside, he looked very tired, as if he had just finished his work, and then rushed to the guest's house to visit. This was the solution to the earlier "slowness".

Because of Lin Pin's kindness, Jiaqing task force sent an imperial envoy from the east to award the "Grand View" with a royal plaque and named Rimao as the "Prince Tower". Li Mengyang, the leader of the third group of the county party department who lives in Lugang, added another anecdote of Lin Pinren: It is said that Lin Pinren once boasted about Haikou and saw 100 doors in his residence, but at that time only 100 doors were allowed to be built in the palace, and Lin Pinren insisted on doing so because of his economic situation. But somehow, when he built the 100 door, he was doomed to fall, and he tried his best to give up. More than a hundred years have passed, and this "Prince's Mansion" has only a few dilapidated old houses, telling a magnificent past in the cold wind. After the business grew bigger and bigger, Bajiao successively built temples such as Tianhou Temple and Longshan Temple in the local area, and among many temples, Longshan Temple was the most solemn and exquisite.

Shi, president of Changhua County Charity Sit-in Association, is honored to point out that the dragon head of Lugang is located in the last three wells of Longshan Temple, two of which are longan and the central square well is Longkou. Therefore, in the past, houses around Longshan Temple were not allowed to be taller than temples. Shi gushed that the Longshan Temple, which originally had 99 doors, was very particular about every small place. From the first front door, it was quite mysterious. For example, there are three pillars on the left and right of the first door, two of which are square and one is round, representing "coming from all directions, three of which are" opening to the sun ",and the same is true on the opposite side, so when the two are added together, the six pillars form the" Six Six Great Shun "; Together with the other six pillars that enter the door, twelve heavenly stems and earthly branches are formed. Every time I enter the Longshan Temple, there is a big square, which is arranged in high and low order. The higher I go, the higher I symbolize "rising step by step". The threshold of each entrance is particularly high, representing "official prestige". Because every part of the temple has "rules", it can't be decorated casually. If necessary, you must explain to the gods before you can start work, otherwise it is very easy to have an accident. Shi said that a craftsman was "washed away" while renovating the gossip of algae wells, and he died the next day because he hit his beam note on the core monument of life.

There are many treasures in Longshan Temple. Sibao is a bronze Guanyin Bodhisattva. It is said that it was stolen once and found in Hong Kong, so it was specially locked with glass. In addition, the eighteen arhats in the Hall of Ursa Major were all built by Tangshan Master, among which Zun, the oldest and only one who escaped the disaster of returning to Lu, is also the smallest one among all arhats.

As for the Tianhou Palace, where the incense was at its peak, the most widely circulated story was the personal resentment caused by Mazu Tempel in Beigang who lent back "Mazu in Meizhou". According to the older generation, one year when Beigang came to Lugang, please take Mazu from Meizhou. As a result, Lai Pi didn't return it, and because of Mazu, he didn't go to Lugang to make pilgrimages. Lu Gang was so angry that he tried his best to "get back". Since then, the statue has been locked in the temple and the cultural relics of the ancient temple in Lugang have been stolen. Stone said with distress that the older the temple, the more fierce it is, and it is impossible to prevent it. Even the museum of folk cultural relics can't stand being stolen, so he simply asks security personnel to protect it. In the case of many temples, in order to show off their wealth, Purdue before Lu Kang was not only rich, but also spent more than three days worshipping. From the first day of July to the second day of August, it is considered as a "temporary" end.

According to historical research, the mode of Pudu in Lugang is the responsibility of the horns of various temples. On the first day of July, the gate of hell was closed, and the Bodhisattva, the king of earth treasure, sat in the town, holding a water lamp on the bank of the Lugang River to guide all the good brothers to enjoy the sacrifice together. July 30, the gate of hell. Today, the lampstand was thanked. Every household bowed to the gate, sent their good brothers away, and asked them to bring more "ghost grass" to report to the general of Ling Wei Temple. After completing Purdue in turn, the Fengtian official, Su Fu Dajun, will sweep the streets and towns all over the country on August 20 of the lunar calendar, escorting ghosts who have not returned from vacation and handing them over to the Lord of the city god. The first day of October? The director of the pavilion was kind-hearted, went beyond it, and then sent the earth treasure back to prison. At this time, Purdue is really over.