Sunday, May 26, 2013

26 May 2013 - 深坑, 石碇

Taipei in May was super hot....
Felt tired when we walked under the hot sun.

Realised that Vesak day was not a public holiday in Taiwan.
Ok..backdated to Friday entries.
Nobody went to pray pray during Vesak day also.

Took bus from 捷運木柵站,  Bus - 660 to 深坑郵局 or 深坑老街.
Bus in Taipei, though it stated 13 stops, it reached the destination quite fast actually.
From the bus stop, we could see some old buildings? Walked a bit to the old buildings would be 永安居. Entry to this place requires TW 60. We were told that it was not under government and the fees would assist for the building's maintenance.

http://www.hty.idv.tw/interest.htm

永安居位在深坑北深路三段8號。大約在民國元年由二房黃守禮的四個兒子共同合建,於民國四年完工。原先建永安居的正身、左右內護龍、左外護龍,內圍牆及入口門樓等部份,為求子孫「永久平安居住」之意,取名「永安居」。

 永安居的建築相當吸引人。當年的大木作師傅是唐山金城司派下的名匠。木料多福州杉,石材則採自永安居對面山上的砂岩,用「木馬」運至黃宅進行細部的雕刻。永安居使用大量的磚及石材,正面的紅磚色澤與石材使用古拙樸實,益發使得這座古宅格外華麗而引人入勝。後來,又加建右護龍、豬寮、廁所及外圍牆。大約在民國20年,因黃則虎取媳,再增建一座二層樓仔。此樓亦具有鎗樓的功用。如此,構成現今永安居的建築規模。
 
 永安居建築主要特色之一是展現於主屋正面的磚飾、石雕及剪黏,除了正廳的入口上方書有「永安居」的泥塑剪黏匾額外,左右石窗或水車堵等處,書有「禪賢讓位」、「周文王請姜子牙」、「大舜象耕」、「瑞雲」、「椒衍」、「瓜綿」等精美的泥塑、剪黏,而正廳及左右護龍正面的門板也有非常漂亮的彩繪,顯現黃氏家族耕讀傳家的意涵。屋脊上的剪黏裝飾也是永安居吸引人之處,主要以龍、鳳、花、草、鳥為主題,手法精緻優美。正廳大門的石臼更雕有人物之石刻,左為「唐夫人事親哺乳」、右為「背米養母的子路」,人人自幼出入其間,耳濡目染,自懂孝道。
 
 另外,在黃宅的每個窗戶上方,皆置有一往外突出約20公分的磚塊,在上面鑿一圓洞,以三塊方磚為一組,稱為「兔仔耳」。它的作用是遮陽與防止雨水淋入窗戶內,非常別緻,也引人注目。
 
 防禦設施更是永安居的另一大特色。深坑因為位處台北盆地邊陲地帶,自古以來治安不好而多盜賊,因此,為求安全,宅第都有完善的防禦設施。竹林、圍牆、銃樓、銃眼等就是。
 
  銃眼的位置分為高、低兩層,其造型類似漏斗,內寬而外窄小,低層距地面約七、八十公分,人可跪在地板上架槍發射,朝外的一面,都刻意位在磚縫、石雕刻圖案或磚石窗孔之中,不易察覺,以求隱蔽,而收制敵之功效。高層銃眼則以制高點為主,銃樓更具威力。永安居整座宅第共有大小33個銃眼,分置於房子的前後左右的牆身上,形成一綿密的火網,甚至於在宅內的隔間牆上也設有銃眼,以防盜賊攻入第一道防線後,做最內部的抵禦。
 
 這種銃樓、銃眼的設計,是清代安溪縣人在新店、景美溪沿岸一帶建立聚落宅第時必備的防禦設施,非常值得大家欣賞和研究。
 
 「火庫起」的屋身,護龍的鳥踏,馬櫃台的細部圖案,火型的屋脊及鵝頭堡,外加各式各樣的窗子,都是永安居值得欣賞品味的地方。

 















 
Well, we had paid for the entrance....
I felt that there were not much to see...
Basically, I am more to scenary than finding out on the history of the place.
So.......we took a lot of photos......











 
深坑老街
Within walking distance from 永安居





 
Like any other old street, to complete the street did not take long.
There were restaurant, food....
Think this street was famous for the smelly beancurd?
Many selling it.

 
This shop was interesting selling old time games and stuff...





 
Ice cream bean curd.
Think normal tasted better..Mine was a bit of burning taste.



 
Thai Sauce Tau foo.
Not smelly Bean curd

 
Smelly Beancurd in hot and spicy.
With Duck Blood in curd.



 
Dessert is always best during summer!

 
Took Bus 666 to 石碇


 
吊腳樓



 
石碇老街





 
石碇區淡蘭古道
Walking and there was actually walking track to some mountain....






 
石碇溪谷
Kids and adult like to "swim" here on hot summer days?














 
石碇百年石头屋



 
Taken using Nikon 5000