Tie Non: Mountain Church / 山上の教会 / 山上教會

以前我去屏東旅行。目的地是恆春，但是我先去三地門參光一下。（這樣的計畫太垮張了嗎？）

I went on a trip to Pingdong (屏東) recently. My main destination was the town of Hungchwun (恆春) in the far south, but I made a side trip to a small town in the mountains called Sandymun (三地門) first. Sandymun, despite being a small town, is actually a pretty famous tourist destination, with tons of busses pouring into it every weekend.

この間屏東に行ってきた。目的は恆春に訪ねることだけど、その前にちょっと三地門に寄って行った。三地門は山麓にある先住民の村、観光地としてかなり人気がある。

這時候是選舉之前，廣告還是很多。這個歐吉桑是不是喜歡披頭四？

Here we are in front of Pingdong train station. This trip was a little before the recent elections in Taiwan, so there were still posters all over the place. I wonder if this guy is a Beatles fan?

屏東駅舎前の報告。この時は最近の選挙が行う前だから、選挙報告はまだたくさんあった。このおじさんはビートルズのファンかなと思った。

已經到了！好快！這裡是在三地門中心以上的餐廳叫做「居高風味餐廳」。飯也好吃，可是最有魅力的就是風景。

...Aaaand here we are! That was fast! (It wasn't actually, but I didn't take any photos on the way, so I have no existing proof that I didn't just teleport straight from Pingdong station to Sandymun.) This is a restaurant up on a cliff above the main town. It's called "Jew Gow Foang Way Tsahn Ting" (居高風味餐廳). The food is pretty good, but the views are amazing.

三地門に行って、最初に訪ねたのは村の上にある、このレストラン。「居高風味餐廳」と言う。飯も美味しいが、最も魅力あるのは景色だ。すごい！

馬桶上的風景也非常好！

Look at the view from this toilet! Best toilet view I've ever seen.

便器からの景色でもすごい！

鳥

Some sort of bird.

演死掉了的貓。

A cat, pretending to be dead, as cats often do.

死んだふりしている猫。

螳螂也出現了！

There was a praying mantis too!

カマキリもおった！

教會到了。叫做「達瓦達旺教會」。以前在更高的山上，可是受到颱風的損害2008-2011年重建在現在地。這座教會真的很漂亮。以前我都沒有看過黑色的教會。平常教會是白色，還是天然石頭的顏色。

And here's the church I came to see. It's called "Dah Wah Dah Wong Church" (達瓦達旺教會). Even though it's up in the mountains, the area it's in is still quite accessible. It used to be even higher up in the mountains from what I understand. A bad typhoon took it out though, and it was rebuilt from 2008-2011 in its current location. It's an impressive building, and the first black church I've ever seen. (Churches usually are white, or natural stone color, right?) Here's a link to a blog about churches in Taiwan. There's not a lot of information, but the photos are better than mine, and they have some photos of the congregants dressed in their traditional clothes, which is kind of neat.

教会に到着した。けっこう高いところにあるが、以前はもっと高いところにあったそうだ。ひどい台風の影響を受けて崩壊したから、村民は現在地に再建した。建物がとても綺麗で、独特でもある。私はここで初めて黒い教会を見た。普通は白とか石の天然な色。

教會前的風景

Here's the view from in front of the church.

教会の前からの景色。

周邊畫很多。

The building is surrounded by artwork like this.

周辺に絵が描いてある。

捲曲的模樣有趣。

Ignore my shadow. I wanted to show you the curly patterns.

ナルト模様が面白いと思った。

按照這邊傳統建築方式，教會也利用石頭來做。

People in this area traditionally built houses with stone, and this has been reflected in the columns here.

この辺りの先住民の伝統的な家は石でできているので、それを因んで教会の様子をこういうふうにした。

生誕節剛才經過了當時還有生誕節的裝飾。

Here are some pictures from inside. This was just after Christmas, so there was still a nativity scene.

クリスマスが過ぎたばかりの頃だから、赤ちゃんイエスのデコレーションなどがあった。