北投文化英文導覽培訓

Shiang Yang Academy was a garrison hospital for Japanese soldiers after Sino-Japanese War in 1895. It was used for health recovery by ill soldiers. Medical care was not the main

purpose for this hospital, natural resource of hot spring was aimed for. In addition to receiving medical treatment, the patients also can get healed from hot spring bath.
When Japanese high ranking soldier found this particular attraction, the construction of hospital was made in 1898. Manpower of 600 persons was used and the building was finished in about 2 months. The construction cost was Yen 100,000 which was higher than that for Hot Spring Public Bath Yen 56,000.
During Russia-Japanese war in 1904s, numerous wounded soldiers were moved to this place for treatment. By doing so, Japan saved a lot of cost in medication and hospitalization. Also it avoided sad feeling between wounded soldiers and their family during war time.
After World War II, Shiang Yang Academy was left by Japanese. Our government took the management of it. It has been used to render medical treatment for various patients; however, its main usage is for health recovery of psychiatric illness. It is one of the main hospitals in Taiwan for psychiatric patients.

Puchi Temple

Puchi Temple was started to be constructed at end of 1915 and was finished in Jan 1916. It took only two months for construction, so the building itself was rough and primitive. The initiator for construction was Mr. Hirata Gengo who got cooperation from an officer of the railway department in government, Mr. Murakami Shou-ichi. Staffs of railway department and enthusiastic local people also made donation to construct the temple. With this background, the building was called “Tieh Chen Yuan” meaning in association with railway. The temple was reconstructed in 1934 to have noble and elegant appearance which you can see now.

Another legend said it was reconstructed in 1905 from a temple “Kuan Yin Hall” where “Tang Shou Kuan Yin” was worshiped. Tang means “hot spring” and Shou means ‘’to protect”. It was presumed as a spiritual center for people in Beitou . The prosperity of hot spring industry was protected by Tan Shou Kuan Yin. In 1949 the name of Tieh Chen Yuan was revised to “Puchi Temple” by government.

Design of the building was derived from Japan of Nara & Hei-an period. Woods used were of the high quality of HINOKI grown in Taiwan. Windows were in shape of big bell. The front part of eave is decorated with two turtles and fish-tail which symbolize

longevity and anti-evil. Same as other buildings, Puchi Temple has gone through several times of natural disasters, typhoon and earthquake. As the temple was considered to be one of representative building of Japanese style of Shingon sect, it has been repaired properly to stay with its original mood of diginity.

Beitou Library

The original building was found as a building made from sea-sand in 2001. It was reconstructed and reopened in Nov 2006 with expense about US$3.75 millions.

The total size is about 2,150m2.

Construction materials: Mainly steel and wood, avoiding usage of RC.

We describe it as Green Library: Comfortable, energy-saving & healthy.

Geo-thermal Valley

It is also called ‘’Hell Valley’’, a sunken place formed after the eruption of volcano.

The hot spring gushes out from this place is with strong smell. It is named as green

sulfur spring. This kind of hot spring is available only in 3 places in the world; Beitou, Japan and Chile. The valley is hovered with misty steam all year round. In the old days, it was considered as a dwelling place of witch.

The water temperature is about 90 degree Celsius. PH value is between 1.2 and 1.6. Namely, it is a strong acid hot spring. When bathing, soap is not applicable. The hot spring contains radium element which is radioactive. It is said it has been used for therapeutic purpose.

Manufacturing of sulfuric acid.

Insecticides and pesticide.

Matches, explosives.

Use in rubber for strengthening and elasticizing.

Bleaching.

It was formed in the wake of volcanic eruption about 200-thousand years ago.

As it was full of mist all year round, it was thought to be a superstitious place where a witch dwelled in. People were afraid of getting close to it.

Later, it was found that the hot water from this basined place was actually a kind of hot spring, green sulfur. In other words, it was the upstream source of green-sulfur hot spring.

Main points for knowing Geo-thermal Valley are as follows:

1. It was exploited in 1911.

溫泉的種類(依其化學成分)

a. 青磺（酸性綠礬泉）

青磺的源頭在地熱谷，自然湧出，PH1 左右，屬於強酸，不能洗肥皂，因為具刺

激性，一般溫泉會館比較少採用，反而傳統的溫泉浴室大多是用青磺，坦白說，

青磺的品質很好，只是溫泉會館不願意冒部分客人對於青磺過敏的風險，所以少

北投溫泉文化導覽簡介

Brief Information on Hot spring and culture of Beitou

北投公園

Beitou Park

西元1913年成立，是北投歷史悠久的設施之一。園內老樹成蔭，花木扶疏，小橋流水,景緻幽雅。北投溪貫穿園內，公園依著地形起伏開闢，是溫泉風景區的中心點。因為整個北投二邊的溫泉飯店都是沿著北投溪而建，所以北投公園便形成兩岸櫛比鱗次溫泉旅社的後花園。

Today, 2017.3.6., I received a special treatment from all the members, bearing the title of

Honorable Leader of ETGBC. However, there was price I paid.

They played on me acting as a little child in a skit which was directed by Yvonne.

Jenny Chou acted as mother; Heaven, teacher; Jenny, classmate. It was quite a

crazy fun; nevertheless all members were cheered by the play.

3/2宜蘭寒溪不老部落行

Masa召集之前完全沒聽過, 只上you-tube看了方念華的看板人物介紹, 粗淺的了解了一下, 和同學Shirley, Sherry, Robert, John, Shell跟著Masa去之後成了粉絲, 一直在you-tube追逐所有去過遊客拍的大同小異影片, 再三回味。

別人用照像機記錄回憶, 我是慣用文字, 通常我能寫多詳細就寫多詳細, 訓練記憶力, 都是寫給自己看的, 也順便跟一起去的同學分享。

這是個特別的原住民休閒農場, 一天只招待最少10個-最多30個客人, 他們用高價一天2600來選擇過濾客人, 消費的起的會有一定水準吧? 來此的每個客人都是他們的VIP, 早上10點接客後到下午4點半送客, 全程分幾個段落:

1. 分別用四輪傳動兩輛車, 一次接15名客人, 分兩批到達。第一批客人差一位, 於是站最前面的我就坐上去。接到客人在車上開始介紹不老部落, 我想除了特別訓練之外，也是泰雅族天性幽默樂觀, 一路已是笑聲不斷。宜蘭360天有200多天是下雨的, 今天難得天晴, 感謝主。不過他們不喜歡天晴, 因為要做農作, 等下他還要去挖筍頭, 夏天來的遊客就會有綠竹筍吃。這個青年口才很好，以後必能像Kwali一樣幫遊客做精采的導覽介紹。尤其在一小段約60度爬坡路段, 他叫我們要抓好, 因為很可怕, 更可怕的是他第一次開車載客沒有實際上路經驗，還叫我們要憋氣，喊１２３衝上去; 沿路看到了聞名的段木香菇, 聽說在餐聽吃一朵要價就要250, 栽種在杜英樹幹上，可以生食; 走的真的是巔頗山路, 一路搖到某個路口放大家下車走一段路, 小魚浪上場。穿泰雅族服裝打赤腳, 背著典型黃藤簍子, 說可以幫大家背重物，他很久沒背山豬了; 沿途介紹抓竹雞的陷阱, 說昨天甚至抓到臭鼬， 還找人示範給大家看。山路旁植披豐富, 心理想如果Tammy老師在就能教我們認植物了。快走到時教我們要喊:LoKahSu, 他們部落裏打招呼的通關密語。果然喊完就有回應, 招待組已經站在外面備好薑茶在等我們了。

關渡平原穿越之旅

今天是社團的關渡平原穿越之旅活動，預計出發時間是下午兩點，社團夥伴們在出發時間前陸陸續續到達集合地－捷運忠義站。前一天的陰雨，還讓我們著實擔心了一下，因為今日活動預定要穿越關渡平原，其中還會沿著水稻田圳道步行。在今日活動主辦人Yvonne與引導人Alfonso的帶領下，我們一行人開始奇幻的關渡平原穿越之旅。

由捷運忠義站2號出口走過天橋，迎面而來的是成排的木棉花，這裡的木棉花花色較淡，不似一般市區內木花棉花花色較深，據說是受土壤酸鹼值影響，想到植物與土壤彼此連結的關係，覺得很奇妙。走出捷運站，旁邊的農家圍牆上種著火龍果，可惜不是結果季節，不然應該相當繽紛漂亮。接著我們開始正式進入關渡平原稻田區，我們一夥人駐足於公正福德宮前的廣場，仔細聆聽Alfonso為我們說明台灣民間土地公廟的習俗及特色。

貴子坑溪、水磨坑溪及磺港溪為關渡平原三大灌溉渠道，其中有兩條重要河川－貴子坑溪及水磨坑溪，目前看到的河道已經經過整治，是因為北投地區自日據時期即為重要的陶瓷業集中地，但於民國六十六年薇菈颱風造成嚴重的土石流，於是禁止瓷土開挖，也結束了北投的陶瓷歲月，接著政府決心進行整治工程。整治工程包括全面禁止採礦，各種已開挖的山坡地進行坡面重建及坡面種植植物，還有貴子坑溪及水磨坑溪河床水流控制工程，在這裡我們可以清楚的看到整治工程截彎取直的河道。

走入水稻田區，我們看到秧苗大約兩周左右大小，水稻田中正在進行放水的作業。一望無際綠油油的稻田，搭配著遠方的大屯山、七星山，看著真是令人心曠神怡。在一個左轉後，我們開始沿著圳道邊步行，圳道邊大約寬50公分，一邊是稻田、一邊是水圳道，稻田中不時飛來幾隻白鷺鷥，而水圳道裡則有小魚戲游，我們大夥一面留意著腳步，一面享受難得的田野風光，途中大家忽然哼唱起英語老歌－Take Me Home Country Road，真是首應景的歌!

總統府參訪活動

昨天(3/31)是北投文化英語導覽培訓班總統府參訪的日子，因為總統府參觀時間是上午9:00~12:00，因此Tom老師和活動帶領人Masa特別將課程改為上午進行。

上午9點大家準時集合於台大醫院捷運站1號出口，接著在Masa的引導下穿越228紀念公園，途中經過前身為台灣放送局的台北228紀念館以及從圓山公園移來的銅馬，一邊聆聽Masa的解說，一邊遙想台灣歷經的時代變遷。回想起學生時期，228公園附近是抗議活動的熱門場所，有好幾次是早上來讀書，放學已經實施交管，只好從228公園爬牆回家的趣事。

接著我們一行人來到總統府的參觀排隊區，進入總統府參觀前會經過如同過海關時的安檢，還會發放一張參觀貼紙，貼置於左前胸。負責安檢的警務人員及憲兵都蠻客氣的，我想為了國家元首的安全，適度的安檢還是需要的。老師提到台灣其實是很民主的，總統府可接近的距離很近，即便在美國，為了安全考量，白宮也只能遠遠的觀賞。

總統府內除了欣賞建築本身外，還有各種展覽。今天的主展是「我們的時代，人民的總統府!」。包含總統府建構、國家元首日常職務、時代演變、聲音、想像及味道等等主題。在想像主題中，展出一些藝術家以想像方式表達總統府意象，有一幅畫是一個人撐傘、傘上是總統府，表達出政府是由人民支持才能有所存在、政府須善盡保護人民福祉的意象，寓意深遠。此外，特展有陳澄波畫展－對台灣新文化的追求、硬頸時代－客家守護台灣的故事、影耀台灣－攝影家眼裡的台灣大地等等以台灣為主題的展覽。其中展出陳澄波先生的遺書，在遺書中的第一句提到：「為十二萬同胞死而無醜矣…」，導覽人員特別指出「無醜」兩字應以台語發音，是「不錯」的意思，觀之不禁令人為之鼻酸。