Yesterday's weather forecast was rather disturbing- thunderstorms all over Taipei. Be that as it may, today's sky featured no cloud. But in Taiwan, those clouds appear as fast as they vanish...
via捷运we arrived at Tamsui station, then sought for the nearest site - 清水庙。Ching Shuai Temple. The temple itself is very unique, in terms of excessive usage of gold plating.
The ceilings are filled with gold plated ornamentations, featuring dragons and mythical beasts, the bas reliefs, the columns. It is like a golden temple. Perhaps this temple is designed to harnes
s the power of wealth.
This temple is a shrine within a temple. Inside, you can n
otice the old shrine being protected by another newer canopy.
Another thing about the temple is that the 'Door Saints', one holding a peony flower and the other a vessel. Instead of being carved onto the doors they are statues being stuck on the doors and covered in a plastic box.
Then we moved on, to Tamsui Church, or 礼拜堂。This church is situated on a small hill, and it appears to be very tall, with a flight of stairs leading to the church interior.
In 1872, a Canadian Presbyterian missionary named George Leslie Mackay arrived at Tamsui. The present Tamsui Church was reconstructed in 1933 to commemorate the 60thanniversary of Mackay’s
arrival at Tamsui.
Then we went to the Fisherman's wharf. It had started to rain, and there
were little fishing vessels bobbling around the horizon. The way along the sea was a long one.
We arrived at Fort San Domingo later on. This is a model (unknown scale) of the fort.
The fort is now a gallery museum, housing various tools and miscellaneous used during it's heyday.
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