採訪Writer / 趙品瑄 Penny Chao
歡迎探訪獨特的臺中客家山城
Welcome to the Unique Hakka Mountain City in Taichung
臺中市政府客家事務委員會 江俊龍主委
Council For Hakka Affairs of Taichung City Government Chairperson, Chun-Lung Chiang
擁有49萬客家人口的臺中市，客家人口全臺排名第二！不只如此，臺中同時也是全臺唯一「大埔腔」客家語系集中之地，範圍以東勢為核心，囊括石岡、新社、和平、豐原及苗栗卓蘭，是名副其實的客家山城。
With four hundred ninety thousand Hakka people, Taichung City is the second largest Hakka village in Taiwan! It is also the only concentration of the Dabu dialect in Taiwan; the main area is Dongshi, and the other districts include Shigang, Xinshe, Heping, Fengyuan, and Zhuolan Township of Miaoli.
如何深入體驗客家風情？以東勢開始，東勢有主祀魯班公的巧聖仙師開基祖廟，搭配「臺中巧聖仙師文化祭」成為重要的觀光據點，而饒富人氣的東豐綠廊自行車道，沿路騎經石岡至豐原，將東勢客家文化園區、情人木橋、梅子車站、石岡土牛客家文化館一併探訪，兼具深度與趣味。
You may ask how to experience Hakka cultures in depth? In Dongshi, there is Qiao Sheng Xian Shi Temple worshipping Lu Ban Gong, and the Taichung Qiao Sheng Xian Shi Culture Festival. Riding along the Dongfeng Bicycle Green Way through Shigang to Fengyuan, you can visit Dongshi Hakka Cultural Park, The Lover Wood Bridge, Meitze Station, and Shigang Tuniu Hakka Cultural Hall.
遊客若喜歡秘境，不妨到小中嵙步道看看，途經果園與緩坡，終點景觀臺可以遠望山景。若是說到農特產，桃竹苗客庄以茶為大宗，臺中客庄則以蔬果花卉聞名，東勢茂谷、高接梨、柑桔、甜柿；石岡葡萄、柳松茸；新社枇杷、香菇；和平高冷蔬果等皆具代表性，是不得不嚐的在地風味。
If you like hidden places, it is good to go to Xiaozhongke Trail. From the landscape platform at the end of the trail, you can overlook the mountain. Dongshi Hakka village is famous for its vegetables, flowers, and fruits. Dongshi - murcott, pear, citrus, and persimmon; Shigang – grape and brown swordbelt; Xinshe – loquat and mushroom; Heping – highland vegetables and fruits; these are the representative ones.
目前我們除了推動東勢客家文化園區改造計畫，期能將火車站復舊並將其打造為文化生態博物館外，亦規劃「八寶圳與八仙山林業鐵道客家文化廊道」計畫，期望透過文史爬梳，讓遊客休閒放鬆的同時，也能了解在地珍貴的客庄文化。
At present, in addition to promoting the renovation plan of Dongshi Hakka Cultural Park, we also expect to restore the railway station and turn it into a cultural and ecological museum; on the other hand, we’ve planned the “Hakka Culture Corridor of Babao Irrigation Canal and Baxian Mountain Forestry Railway” project, hoping tourists can learn about Hakka culture during their visits.
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Photo Credit：Council For Hakka Affairs of Taichung City Government
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