Historic Small Towns

2025 / April

Taiwan’s historical evolution has given rise to many towns with unique cultural attributes. They include Lukang in Changhua County, Checheng in Nantou County, Xincheng in Hualien County, and Zhudong in Hsinchu County. These towns, with their tangible and intangible cultural heritage, reveal the path of Taiwan’s development and carry the code of Taiwanese culture. 

 
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Lukang

A Treasure House of Minnan Craftsmanship

Lukang, which once ranked second behind Tainan and ahead of Bangka (Wanhua) as one of Taiwan’s top three population centers, is a historic town that flourished for a time during the Qing Dynasty. Faced with the ravages of time, it has maintained its posture of stubborn resistance, and like the......

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Lukang, Town of Deities

 A Feast of Religious Arts and Crafts

Although Lukang is a small town, local historian Chen Shih-hsien notes that within this small area   there are at least 60 temples, indicating its importance as a center of religious worship. Lin Ming-teh, chairman of the Chinese Folk-Arts Foundation, calls Lukang, where the major Chinese beli......