大溪區在桃園市南部的山麓區。以前大溪是交通的重點，可是鐵路做完之後這個職能沒有了。但因爲木頭傢俱產業很繁華，所以日治時代大溪繼續景氣。巴羅克式的建築很多現在受到觀光客的歡迎。
這次我為了吃晚飯來了，所以到了天已經黑了。但是反而這樣比較好玩。觀光客都走了，我享受黑黑暗暗，幽靜的氣氛。
Dasi (大溪, pronounced "dah-shee") is a fancy little town in the foothills of southern Taoyuan City (桃園市) just before you get to the real mountains even farther south. The town was an important trading post in the days before railroads, and it continued to be prosperous even after the railroads were built due to a thriving wood industry, probably as a result of it being near the mountains, and therefore near the raw materials needed. The town's old center has an amazing collection of Baroque buildings.
I was here at night to get dinner, but I also walked around a bit and enjoyed the ambience of the town in the dark. It's quite a tourist town, but it still shuts down rather early. (Maybe 6:00ish or so?) There was no one around when I was there, which was fine with me. The ornate buildings, made more dramatic by the shadows cast by streetlamps, and the eery quiet made for a really cool situation.
大渓は桃園市の南部にある区だ。（以前は桃園県の「鎮」だった。）町の中心は麓にあるので、鉄道ができた以前の時代には交通の重点であった。鉄道ができてからは木材家具の産業が重要になって、日本時代に盛んな町だった。そのおかげで、バロック式建物がいっぱいある。
この日私は夕飯を食べに来たので、着いた時はもう暗かったのだ。しかし、観光客がみんないなくなって、街灯の暗い光に照らされている町屋は雰囲気が上等だった！昼間よりむしろ夜に訪れた方がいいかも。
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