趁著陽光露臉再次造訪北埔。296Please respect copyright.PENANAVFIbTdyagy
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我對北埔最美的印象還是停留在孩提時代,那個逢年過節回鄉祭祖的午後,靜謐悠閒的純樸小鎮。296Please respect copyright.PENANAwDxu2eyRmo
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這幾十年來台灣各地紛紛推廣在地旅遊想藉此振興本土觀光業。296Please respect copyright.PENANABMOO0NVUpU
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但這樣的方案似乎不見起色,只看見比到沖繩還貴的旅費,以及一個個沒有特色的老街冒出頭來。296Please respect copyright.PENANA7IWYI4OCDj
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北埔也在這股熱潮中漸漸提昇能見度,擠身老街行列。296Please respect copyright.PENANA6QOJtHzbMz
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說穿了,能走能看的也只有慈天宮附近小巷弄;在被稱為老街的那條道路兩側除了天水堂、金廣福、慈天宮外,真的沒有老街模樣,有的只是穿梭在各大夜市和老街中一成不變的攤販。296Please respect copyright.PENANAE80kXNZAZ9
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好了,牢騷發完了,在地旅遊的問題就交給政府去煩惱,還是好好介紹一下我印象中的北埔吧。296Please respect copyright.PENANAZDQgG36VpP
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沿著中豐路那條蜿蜒的道路騎去,向左拐入南興街便正式進入北埔這個小村莊,街上的7-11、coco招牌醒目,已經和一般鄉鎮的街道無異,我想紹祖若是穿越至現代,唯一會讓他有熟悉感的應該就剩下左手邊那座秀巒山了。296Please respect copyright.PENANAL1HuS6qgFs
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此時若不往熱鬧的老街去而直接走秀巒山那條山路繞至慈天宮後方,便是憶堂在日軍包圍天水堂時從後門逃脫的那條小路。296Please respect copyright.PENANA2e4OYTYgop
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現在這裡不見日軍蹤跡,倒是有隻盤據古井的小橘貓鎮守於此,到訪當天這位山大王正肆無忌憚的熟睡打呼,一點也不把人類放在眼裡。296Please respect copyright.PENANAOtr55sT7eb
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小心翼翼繞過橘貓,走進蜿蜒曲折的小巷,不久會經過臭氣沖天的公廁,接著就會在盡頭處看見敢字營出征時會師的慈天宮廣場。296Please respect copyright.PENANASREp6IWLf2
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若是假日到訪,這裡會有街頭藝人、各式商家在此表演、擺攤。296Please respect copyright.PENANAGQqkYH12zn
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但今日是平日,這空蕩蕩的廣場就會是你一人的後院,想進廟參拜,或是在廣場前佇足遙想著乙未那段歷史都可以。296Please respect copyright.PENANA2EyDTyK1nC
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對了,步入廟的左側小門,你還可以看見憶堂和意妹兩人常常躲藏的「叮咚橋」。雖然名為叮咚橋但並不是座真的橋,只是幾塊架在水溝上因為鬆動所以走在上頭會發出聲響的石塊而已。296Please respect copyright.PENANAyaphW8kLl8
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讓我們再往廣場右邊的老街走回去,滿妹當初就是在天水堂前的廣場送別紹祖的。296Please respect copyright.PENANALoelsKIUik
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目前姜家後人仍然居住在天水堂,聽說很早之前這裡是對外開放的,但往往在遊客離去後發現家裡東西又少了一兩樣,牆上擺滿了各式空罐,一氣之下便謝絕參觀,畢竟沒有人想被陌生人把家裡搞的一團亂吧。296Please respect copyright.PENANAqHt4S5Pmre
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再過去一點就是金廣福公館,正廳內掛滿了姜家歷代英傑,可惜就是少了紹祖的畫像。296Please respect copyright.PENANAuppk029sLW
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目前只能採取預約制,若是想進去的朋友要記得是「團體預約」喔,以免撲空。296Please respect copyright.PENANAAnsrqSiPt7
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這篇似乎嘮叨太多導致篇幅過長,關於北埔只好再分兩段來介紹,那下次再和各位聊聊秀巒山、鄧南光紀念館、姜阿新洋樓,還有憶堂住過的廂房吧!296Please respect copyright.PENANA6pb8E4GraC
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