To commemorate the 1895 "Baguashan Anti-Japanese Battle", County Magistrate, Cho Po-Yuan, instructed the county office to set up a museum. This museum was designed as a new theme spot in the Baguashan Giant Buddha Scenic Area under the concept of a war history museum. The memories of the Baguashan Battle are condensed in the museum spaces and the small exhibition halls built from the idled air-raid shelters. After renovation and reactivation, the exhibition halls house the history of three wars- Jiawu, Yiwei, and Baguashan Battles. Graphic boards and audio/visual aids fill this special space layout of a tunnel with the tense and compressed atmosphere of wartime. The visitors are invited to walk into the air-raid shelter to experience the virtual reality of the event when Japanese military crossed the creek to move southward in the dark. This museum will give you a very special experience and a profound education in the meaning of war.

Garbage Truck Depot Shed off to Become an Art Gallery
Changhua Zhongshan Hall was once a depot for the city’s garbage trucks and an office of the Cleaning Squad. After a renovation, this venue became a member of the city’s Culture Park along with other exhibition and performance venues, including Changhua County Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Literature Walk, Wude Temple, and class 3 historic landmark Jiexiao Shrine. The venue is an integral part of the overall cultural environment of Changhua. Currently, Zhongshan Hall has become a host to a series of regular art exhibitions, seminars, and educational activities.

Opening Hours: Please call for information

Entrance:Free

Website: http://art.changhua.gov.tw/

Yangqiao (Yang Bridge) was initially a wooden bridge crossing over the old Lukang Creek. Today's Yangqiao is a result of several renovations. Yanqiao, also known as the Yanggong Bridge, is one of the main traffic arteries, linking Lukang to the southern Taiwan region. The most famous view of Yangqiao is "Moonlight under Yangqiao". When you stand on the bridge, the clear creek water reflects the bright moon, as if the moon was directly under your feet. It was named one of the "Eight Views of Lukang" in the earlier times.

Small lanes and alleys of Lukang old streets have naturally formed into meander as they were developed by early settlements for resident would follow along river-way to construct houses. Lukang old streets as Jincheng Lane are considered within scope of Jiuqu Lane .As well spoken with Lukang bamboo lyrics, “Lujiang lanes and alley taste tea and wine, find some leisure in winter for a break, October wind and sand won’t penetrate, frost and snow of Nine Heavens can’t permeate,” it tells the fact that these lanes and alleys have, as well, have functions to prevent winds and sands. Thus, when one walks in meandering alleys it is warm as in spring-time.

Trade between Lukang with China in Qing Dynasty had employed canvass sailing ships to carry Chinese medicine, cloth, and other relatively lighter merchandise from Quanzhou, while these ships would use Quanzhou stone, fir, or red brick and other heavy objects to place weight at cabin to stabilize navigation. Later on, when Quanzhou stone and fir came to Taiwan, they become construction for houses and temples. In early days, sources of stone were quite abundant, and lanes and alleys were paved with Quanzhou stone and red brick. It was only until 60s (1970-1979) before it was replaced by tarmac. In 70s (1980-1989), lanes and alleys of Lukang were once again being repaved with red brick, and cable made underground to retain previous outlook with the planning of historical site preservation area and the promotion of national folk arts activity.

Lukang Cai Yuan is found into Ding Cai Yuan　 and Xia Cai Yuan, and there is Hou-bi-gou-zai with “Moru Lane” in between. It is, actually an alleyway between Zai-yuan Road and Huang-qing-yuan old house. The alley it is very narrow, measuring about 100 meter long and 70 cm wide, linking Cai Yuan and Hou-bi-gou-zai. The locality is of home residence in long-strip formation, and residents of Hou-bi-gou-zai would have to circle around if they like to go to the Zai-yuan Street. Therefore, this alleyway is especially left by residents when houses were built in early day, and it is given with functions as ventilation, lighting, fire-proof, and passage.

According to popular saying, when residents pass through the alley they would pass each others touching their shoulders; as for women, they have to embrace their breast to prevent from being touched by others, and it is why “Breast touching lane” has thus brought forth as of such. The other saying is that pregnant women had in their mind praying to give birth to baby sons as they walked passing through the narrow and lengthy alley. Therefore, it is also nicknamed as “Wan-lin Lane.” Since “Wan-lin Lane,” is a homonym to “Moru Lane” in Fukienese, it is why it is joked as “Breast touching lane.”

When Lukang began to operate as a port, vessels coming from Quanzhou bring clothing and large amount of medicine and would always need Quanzhou stone, Fuzhou fir and ceramic jar to stabilize the cabin. When Quanzhou stone and Fuzhou fir had arrive Taiwan, they could be used to construction temple and residence, while ceramic jar could be used to brew wine and contain picked vegetables.

Back then, when rich family celebrated birth of son and daughter, they would brew wine and store in cellar; if son is given birth, jar will be opened for celebration upon year of turning adulthood, and wine is titled as “Zhuang-yuan-hong”; if daughter is given birth, when she is to marry wine will be sent as dowry, and the wine is titled as “Nu-er-hong.” Later on, empty jars are used to pile up into jar wall for it is not only taken as a virtue of frugality, but also refined expression of life aesthetics.

In fact, there are many spots with jar walls in Lukang, but with they have gradually lost with urban renewal. For the time being, the greatest jar wall preserved at Lukang can be glanced from alley-way next to He-xing Police. Of jar wall, it is found into 15 jars every row, and they are piled up into four rows, whereas two faces of jar walls are built up with a total of 120 jars, which is most spectacular.

“Banbian Well” is actually a complete well located within residence of Wang Family in Yaolin Street. In early days, it is not possible that every family can have the finance to dig a well of their own. The master of the household had, therefore, dug well by the side of wall, while half side of it was offered for use of neighbors, and the half-side in one’s courtyard for own use, demonstrating traditional virtue of playing good neighbor.

On the threshold of Wang Residence, it is set down “San-huai-ting-xiu,” and the hall title was established on its own, which could be traced to Wang You, ombudsman of Control Yuan at Emperor Taizu of Song Dynasty. Wang anticipated his descendants to work up the ladder and turn grand officials and prime minister one day as he planted three Chinese scholartrees in the yard. And Wang Dan, second son to Wang You, did turn into prime minister during Emperor Zhenzong of Song Dynasty. Thus, offspring of former Wang You based on “San-huai-tang” as its hall title.

In former days, many public wells were installed in lane and alley of Lukang for public utility. In the 50s (1960-1969), the government promoted the installation of tape-water pipeline, and forbade mass to make use of well water from “public well,” which was sealed up one after another. For the time being, ones at Yuguicheng in front of Land Deity Temple and in front of Gong-hou Water-front Lady Temple still retain ruins of public well, only that well-water has already dried up.

Yilou “Qing-chang-hao” is considered as the largest commercial establishment among trading establishments of Xia-jiao, and it was established by Chen Ke-quan in times of Emperor Jia-qing, which specializes in trading with Xiamen. Until the times of Emperor Daoguang and Xianfeng, Qing-chang-hao had already become the grand rich of Lukang. Also, Cheng Zong-huang, second son to Chen Ke-quan, was cleared of examination for “Juren” in 26th Year (1846) of Emperor of Daoguang; however, Quan-jiao-ri-mao-hang began to decline at the end of Daoguang, and it was then replaced by Xia-jiao-qing-chang-hao, making itself leader of the commercial world in Lukang.

During Emperor of Guangxu, Chen family of Qing-chao sold Yilou to Shi Family as their family failed with finance. In times of 7th Year of Japanese Emperor Taisho (1918), Chen Huai-cheng bought Yilou back for rendering filial piety to his mother, and he named the building as “Tian-yi-lou” after the desire of his mother. With renovation of 7 months for Yilou, it had cost 5,301 yuans and 84 qians, and Chen Huai-cheng personally set down “Plate Record on Completion of Renovation for Tian-yi-lou” upon its completion. The record is considered to be of important historical information of Qian-chang-hao.

At the courtyard of Yilou, there is a refined brick-sculpture flower window, and the pattern is elegant and rich with classical significance. On it, there is gourd shape, indicating “good fortune and blessing.” Besides, there is also the shape of ancient coin, symbolizing “richness and wealth,” while round-shaped flower window denotes “consummation.”