台灣文化旅遊必去的10個地標之一 新營市民學堂&曬書店

extract from  2011-08-07 中國時報

劉克襄

市民學堂老建築的空間，既是二手書交換平台，更有定期跳蚤市場、文化講座。還有輔導學童寫作，免費提供年輕人發表展演。凡在地文化之那些和這些，都可透過此一公共場域，創造各種可能。它像小榕樹攀附著，努力從廢棄的舊建築長大。

    　夜深了，新營跟舊台中一樣。火車站前，有著熟稔的90年代蕭條和荒涼，一直延續到今。
    　80年代初在南部當兵，我來此拜訪同窗，車站前繁忙而熱絡。同窗夫妻在此賣早餐兼做股票，一個月十來萬出頭，生活積極而充實，遠比在台北租房打拚，踏實而愉悅。
    　「怎麼樣，來我們新營吧！」他勸我退伍以後何妨在此落腳，彼此照顧。我還真有些動心，想像過居住在南部小城的美好。


    　再次走訪時，已年過半百。前幾年，抵達新營車站，先到公車站看時段，準備搭乘嘉義公車到菁寮。往班次表一望，此線甚是寥落，一天不到五班。剛剛才走了八點的，下一班還要三小時。無奈下，決定轉搭火車到後壁，再走路去那小村。
    　折回車站前溜達時，才驚覺市容徹底改變。
    　車站右邊原本有一棟台汽客運總站，人潮來往好不熱鬧。一堆搬運工如蟻群忙碌，在台鐵和貨車間不斷進出卸貨。同學的早餐店就在對街，主婦和學生也陸續來去。他們夫婦快手快腳，忙著做著各式各樣的餐點，幾無抬頭遠望的閒暇。一直忙到近午時才收工，方得抽空跟我聊天。
    　怎知現在總站歇業了，僅一只國光客運的站牌孤單懸掛。同窗的早餐店，還有周遭的小吃飲料店面一併消逝。騎樓空蕩，鐵門深鎖。中山高帶走了人潮，鐵路運輸沒落了。南部城鄉人口嚴重外流，更導致這個城市的迅速衰敗。那種潦倒之淒慘，不單是經濟停滯，而是人才的缺失，文化的萎靡。空氣中隱隱浮動著，看不到未來的氛圍。
    　近日前往，我繼續處於此一震驚的狀態。早已廢棄的總站旁，連國光客運最後的招牌也不見了。只剩火車站，更加孤單地矗立。
    　這次去很巧合，都跟公路局總站、跟早餐店都有些關聯。小城沒落，公路局收攤，緊鄰的貨運大樓也黯淡地歇業，形成台灣最早的閒置空間。唯樓下一半，租讓給一家複合式早餐店，看板碩大，其實內容就是常見的美而美，因而讓我想起，後來生意潦倒，不知去向的同窗。
    　另一半的廢棄樓層就有趣多了，前些時，它被嘉義社大承租下來，成為市民學堂。
    　這棟1960年的舊大樓，和洋混血。西式樣貌於外，日式木造屋架居中。沿著舒適的洗磨石子樓梯走上去，大面積木窗飽含南國風味。隱然流露著，那是個頗有建築美學風味的年代。
    　最初，這裡是貨運大樓，宏中承攬運輸公司的辦公室。老一輩新營人大抵都聽過此一行號。比如老友阿盛，這樣質地優質，卻愈來愈少的在地作家。相信都能津津樂道，話說當年的輝煌和風華。
    　市民學堂的志工受過社造的豐富洗禮，針對此屋只進行微小的局部整理，繼續保持原樣。老建築的空間，既是二手書交換平台，更有定期跳蚤市場、文化講座。還有輔導學童寫作，免費提供年輕人發表展演。凡在地文化之那些和這些，都可透過此一公共場域，創造各種可能。
    　五都出現，新營更加寂寥，大概也只能這樣起步了。第一天開講的活動，我剛好參與。能夠承租到此屋，興奮之情溢於每個人的臉上。好幾個女生彷彿回到學生時代，穿著新港早年的各校制服。她們期待著，這是重返新營繁榮的基地，從這最衰敗的象徵地點出發。

    　過了濁水溪以後，很少看到獨立鮮明的文化講堂。嘉義的洪雅書房，一直被人稱許，但過於孤單。此一學堂的出現，像沙漠中又多了一塊綠洲。新營的繁榮或許會消失，但文化仍孳生不息。它像小榕樹攀附著，努力從廢棄的舊建築長大。

 

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The Silk Road Image

Trip type: PhotographyDestination: Gansu, XinjiangDuration: 14 daysHighlights: History,culture and landscape along the Silk Road

Best time to go: April to November

Year	Departure Date	Availability	Book
2011	On Request	Spaces

·                              Trip Overview

·                              Dates & Pricing

·                              Detailed Itinerary

The Silk Road, a great transcontinental route linking the Roman Empire in the West with empire of China in the East, retains its charm to both the Chinese and Westerners. The eastern starting point of the route was at Chang'an (the ancient name of Xi'an), the capital of the Tang Dynasty, through the Yellow River valley via Lanzhou, it then extended westward along the deserts and mountains before dividing into three routes at the oasis of Dunhuang. In ancient times, the route attached merchants from Europe and China to trade gold, tea, porcelain, spices, jade, ivory and above all silk; which is where of course the Silk Road gets its name. Today, the Silk Road is no longer a popular means of trading silk but the long history, diverse cultures, valuable relics, and brilliant art offers us an unforgettable trip.

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·                              Airport tax for the relative flights

·                              English speaking tour guide service

·                              Nice vehicle with AC on the entire trip as in itinerary

·                              Accommodations as in itinerary

·                              Admission fee to scenic sites as in itinerary

·                              All meals included, soft drinks on meals

·                              Domestic travel insurance 

 Excludes:

·                              Gratuities to the tour guide and driver

·                              National escort service

·                              Alcohol drinks

·                              Personal telecommunication/laundry charges.

·                              Excursions not included in the itinerary

·                              International Travel insurance

·                              International flights and airport taxes

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Day 1 Arrive Beijing
Today we arrive in Beijing and transfer to the hotel. Our trip orientation will be conducted over a Peking Duck welcome dinner.
Overnight hotel in Beijing

Day 2 Beijing to Dunhuang
In the morning we fly to Dunhuang, known as the City of the Sands, a former hub of the ancient Silk Road, perched on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert, one of the world's largest deserts. We visit the Mingsha Sand Dunes, the Crescent Moon Lake and enjoy a spectacular view of a green oasis surrounded by an endless desert landscape. We photograph the sunset from Mogao Cave. At night, we explore the Shazhou Night Market and get a taste of local life in Dunhuang.
Overnight Dunhuang

Day 3 Dunhuang to Jiayuguan
In the morning we visit the Mogao Caves, whose 492 caves featuring 450,000 square feet of murals date from the fourth to the fourteenth centuries. The caves were abandoned in the fourteenth century and lay untouched until the beginning of the twentieth century.
In the afternoon, we drive to the Jiayuguan Great Wall. Construction of the Great Wall began here during the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC) and Warring States period (475-221 BC) by the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Later dynasties from the Han (206 BC-AD 220) to the Ming (1368-1644) kept building and improving the wall, extending it more than 1,000 kilometres. It lies right on the desert, providing photographers with a fantastic subject to capture.
Overnight Jiayuguan Hotel

Day 4 Jiayuguan/Train
After we photograph the sun rising over the Jiayuguan Great Wall, we explore the area around Jiayuguan and visit the Great Wall museum. In the afternoon, we drive to the railway station and catch an overnight train to Turpan.
Overnight on train and in Turpan

Day 5 Train to Turpan
Turpan is a town built by an oasis in the Turpan depression in east Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is an agricultural center producing cotton, textiles, silk, wheat, grapes, dried fruit, and wine. Turpan is the largest town in the Turpan depression, the lowest point (505 ft/154 m below sea level) in China. In the past (A.D. 200-400), the depression was the center of a flourishing civilization in which Indian and Persian influences were combined with local culture.
Today, we will visit the ruins of the ancient city of Jiaohe and the Bezeklik cave temples.
Overnight hotel

Day 6 Turpan to the Heavenly Lake
After a leisurely morning, we drive from Turpan to Urumqi where we have lunch and then drive 4.5 hours (350 km) to Heavenly Lake for sunset photography. Heavenly Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes in far western China and really worth staying at overnight.
Overnight Heavenly Lake Hotel

Day 7-8 Heavenly Lake to Kucha
After photographic the sunrise at Heavenly Lake, we drive back to Urumqi for the afternoon flight to Kucha, a quaint oasis town that was once the centre of a Buddhist civilization in the Tare Basin.
We will tour Kizilya and the Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves, both are truly worth the visit.
Overnight hotel in Kucha

Day 9-10 Taklimakan Desert
We drive 5.5 hours (380 km) from Kucha to Tazhong (Minfeng area) and photograph the Taklimakan Desert as the sun sets. The next morning we shoot the sunrise over the Taklimakan Desert and then drive to Khotan on the expressway before taking the chance to photograph the sights around town, including markets and a mosque. Khotan was an important supplier of jade, silk, and carpets on the Silk Road for centuries.
Overnight hotel in Khotan

Day 11 Khotan to Kashgar
We wake up early and start traveling across the desert to Kashgar via Shache and Yecheng, visiting Zawa town en-route for the wonderful local bazaars. The road to Kashgar is lined with many small oasis towns and occasionally we stop to visit the local mosques and bazaars. For example Yarkand (Shache), once had a larger bazaar than Kashgar and today retains the quaint atmosphere of a small trading town. In the late afternoon, we arrive at Kashgar.
Overnight Kashgar
 Day 12 Kashgar to Kalakuli Lake
We photograph the Sunday morning bazaar, a massive gathering of farmers and merchants from across the area. This colorful and lively market provides a great opportunity to pick up some of the Silk Road's most interesting souvenirs including hand made leather boots, traditional musical instruments and bags of fresh spices. We then drive to Lake Kalakuli (3600 metres ASL) for sunset photography of the lake and mountain.
Overnight yurt

Day 13 Kalakuli Lake to Urumqi via Kashgar
As the sun rises we take photographs by the lake, then head back downtown for a chance to capture the Id Kah Great Mosque. Kashgar is the heart of Islam within China and the Id Kah Mosque, the largest in mosque in China is really worth a visit. It attracts up to 10,000 worshippers for Friday prayers.
In the evening, we take a flight back to Urumqi after our farewell dinner.
Overnight Urumqi

Day 14 Depart Urumqi
We take the morning flight out of Urumqi
Trip ends.

Inner Mongolia Shadow of the wind

Trip type: Featured TripDestinations: Inner Mongolia; HebeiDuration: 7 days
Features: grassland, natural reserves, horse riding & overland drive, ChengdeBest time to go: May to September

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·                              Trip Overview

·                              Dates & Pricing

·                              Detailed Itinerary

Bordering the Republic of Mongolia and Russia, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is the widest province by its latitude in China. It is over 1.1 million square kilometers or 424,736 square miles, making it the third largest Chinese province next to Xinjiang and Tibet. Much like the aforementioned provinces, it is not very populated despite its vast size. It is the home to the Mongolian, Daur, Oroqen, Ewenki, Hui, Han, Korean and Manchu peoples. It is the home town of Genghis Khan (1162-1227), the great leader of Mongolians. This trip is an overland trip to central Inner Mongolia from Beijing. We will drive through the Huitenghot grassland which is the most spectacular grassland in China and visit Xanadu, the capital of the Yuan dynasty on the grassland, the national park around it and then the Summer Resort in Chengde.
Land Cost:

For group of 10 persons, USD950 per perosn, on twin sharing basis;

For group of 6-9 persons, USD1070 per perosn, on twin sharing basis;

For group of 2-5 persons, RMB7,500 or USD1,100 per perosn, on twin sharing basis;

Airfare: RMB550 per person

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·                              Flight from Chifeng to Beijing, economy seat with tax

·                              Land transfers of a  Van with 11 seats for whole trip.

·                              Accommodations of family suite (with extra beds) or a yurt could hold a family of 4 persons. In some Binguan, if no family suite available, we arrange 2 twin rooms. as on itinerary

·                              All admissions and activity expenses as noted on itinerary

·                              Meals as on the itinerary

·                              Bottle Water for drink & snacks

·                              Mandarine Speaking guide along the entire trip

·                              Local guide when necessary

·                              Programs as per itinerary, as Horse Riding, 4wd vehicle drive (in Mulanweichang), archery, fishing, camel carriage riding

·                              Personal Travel Accident Insurance

Excludes:

·                              Airport pick-up in Beijing

·                              Discretionary gratuities for drivers, local guides, and staff

·                              Horse-riding, camel riding, motor boating

·                              Expenses of personal nature, e.g. mini-bar, laundry, telecommunications, alcoholic beverages etc.

·                              Excursions not included in the itinerary

·                              The local delicacy as baked leg of lamb

Day 1  Beijing to Mulanweichang
Depart Chengde in the morning. After 3 hours, get to Chengde and visit Chengde Summer Resort.
From Chengde, we will head into the mountains and the countryside road is getting zigzaaging.
Arrive Mulanweichang in late afeternoon.Upon our arrival, we check into hotel. Have good rest afgter the long drive.
Today, we will drive about 450 kms, about 6-7hours.
Overnight Hongshan Binguan (L, D)

Day 2  Mulanweichang
Today, we will spend a whole day to explore around Wulanbutong Grassland near Hongshan Junmachang.
In the morning, we will ride horses to Jiangjunpaozi, the best of the best grassland, with high grass, flowers and small lakes; then to Lamashan, where we can enjoy the grassland landscape on the top of it. We also will take a rafting in Jiehe (Boundary River) and practice archery.
In the afternoon, if you prefer, we hire a 4wd vehicle (which is BJ2020, there is no Landcruiser or Cherokee available) to drive about 1 hour to Wucaishan, Jiapigou, Daxiagu. At dusk, we find a nice location to enjoy the sunset on the top of the hills.
Overnight Hongshan Binguan (B, L, D)
 Day 3  Mulanweichang to Xanandu
This morning, we check out the hotel and drive to Xanadu via Duolun County.
About 2-3 hours drive, we get to the Dahanguju Yurt hotel on the grassland near Zhenglanqi. After lunch, we head out for Xanadu. We will walk around Xanadu for a while before dirve to the Wuheerqing Aobao Hill for a short hiking. Aobao hill is the place where the Mongolians hold sacrifice ceremonies. Since most of Mogolians believe in Tibetan Buddhism, we may see the colorful praying flags on top of Aobao Hill. From Aobao Hill, we can take a bird??s eys view of the green grassland, the hills around.
Overnight Dahan Guju Yurt Hotel (B, L, D)

Day 4  Xanandu to Dali Lake
After breakfast in the yurt hotel, we will drive about 220kms, about 3-4 hours from Xanandu to  Dali Lake. Different from the former days, out of Xanadu, we will drive along the edge of Hunshandake Desert. The land on both sides of the road is getting barren and quite sandy though the plantation project is trying to stop the sands coming.
After check into the hotel and get refreshed, we can go out for fishing or walk along the lake front and there are motorboat available as well if you want take a ride on the lake. If weather permits, we can enjoy the the breathtaking beautiful sunset over Dali Lake.
Overnight Dalinuoer Binguan (B, L, D)

Day 5  Dali Lake
After the breakfast in the hotel, we drive to further north to see huge wind power fans on the grassland covered with different colored flowers.  If you have interest, we take another horse ride on the grassland nearby. Or can get to the north bank of Dali Lake to take a motorboat ride.
In the afternoon, we drive to the south bank and take a Camel-carriage ride in the sandy area (the edge of Huanshandake Desert) . It is quite fun to drive the camels around.
If time permits, we go out for fishing before our dinner.
Overnight Dalinuoer Binguan (B, L, D)

Day 6  Dali Lake to Reshui
After breakfast, we will drive about 2-3 hours to Asihatu National Nature Reserve to see the stunning stone forest. Different from the Karst Stone Forest from Yunnan, the stone here is granite and the the color is more bright as well. We will hike up to the stone forest and walk around for a while to explore around. After the stone forest, we drive back. En route, there lies a well know Hot Spring, therefore, the place is named after the Hot Spring, Reshui in Chinese. Tonight, we stay in Reshui to enjoy hot spring after the one week tour.
Overnight Reshui Shanzhuang Binguan (B, L, D)

Day 7 Reshui to Beijing
After breakfast in the hotel, we will drive to Chifeng. En route, the scenery keeps on changing, from grassland to algricultured fields.
In the afternoon, we arrive Chifeng, where we are going to take the flight GS7632(17:20/18:10) back Beijing.
Today, we drive about 250 kms.
Trip ends. (B, L)

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