保安車站、十鼓文化村~歷史與藝術的巡禮 A trip to Baoan Train Staion and Ten Drum Cultural Village

保安車站、十鼓文化村~歷史與藝術的巡禮 

A trip to Baoan Train Staion and Ten Drum Cultural Village

       

    要說文賢國小附近最有歷史意義的地方，莫過於保安車站了，已經有106年的歷史囉！看看他的建築還帶有日據時期的味道呢！而他最有特色的地方是，他和永康車站合起來是ㄧ句吉祥話"永保安康"因此這一個區段的車票，還曾經引起熱賣。

     When we talk about the most historic landmarks in Tainan, there is no denying that Baoan train station is the one of the most historic landmark of Rende area, and it is near our school. This small station just to the south of Tainan doesn’t draw a lot of tourists nowadays, but it does get a name for itself due to its Japanese influenced design. Taiwan’s railway line had started before the Japanese occupation in 1895, but most of the early construction was completed by the Japanese during that time. There still are few historic stations around Taiwan that remain from the Japanese-era, but many are disappearing or being taken out of service.  Some old stations like Tainan’s Railway Station were very modern and western when they were rebuilt. Baoan Station, however, is a wooden structure that has retained its original features when it was built. It is one of only a handful of old wooden stations left on the island.

    

     Many people visit the station, not to view its history or take in its romance, but to buy a lucky ticket. If you buy a ticket from Baoan to nearby Yongkang (or vice-versa), the ticket spells out yǒng bǎo ān kāng (永保安康), which roughly translates to “safety and health forever.” In recent years it was very trendy for students to go to Baoan Station just to buy this ticket as a good luck charm.

                                  

連福抱著我和他的弟弟一起拍照，這個告示牌敘述了保安車站的漫長歷史。

This board represents the hostory of Baoan train station.

接下來到了十鼓文化村，他是將日據時代的糖廠改造成以鼓樂為主題的國際藝術村唷! 裡面有簡介館、鼓博館、擊鼓體驗教室、夢糖劇場、水槽劇場(戶外)、極速煙囪滑梯、森林呼吸布道，好多好多，我跟連福一家人在裡面看得好開心。

                                                                                                                                                                               

       Next, we went to the Ten Drum Cultural Village.Ten Drum cultural village, located in the suburbs of Tainan, is isolated from hustle and bustle of city by a quiet forest trail. Neighboring Tainan city, it offers a new place for the public to experience culture and art. It covers an area of 5 hectares with 16 old-fashioned warehouses built in Japan-ruled period. In 2005, Ten Drum Art Percussion Group took over and redesigned it. In the concept of capitalizing on idle space, designed by world-famous designer Mr. Liu Guo Cang, the village has completed its second phase with limited budget. The former Rende Sugar Refinery, after it was deserted for a long time, revitalized its century-old heritage by the group, blended in Taiwan-specific drum music developed by Ten Drum and transformed it into the 1st drum-themed international art village in Asia. We had a good time there.