Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Visitor centre
(
728 5750;
9am-5pm)
Located in the train station. English maps of
Changhua county are available.
Getting There & Away
Buses to Lukang (NT$56, 30 minutes, every 15 to 30 minutes) depart from the
Changhua Bus Company
(
722 4603; 563 Jhongjheng Rd)
station, located near the train
station.
Trains travel from Taipei (fast/slow train NT$415/320, 2½/three hours) and Kaohsiung
(fast/slow train NT$429/331, two/three hours) to Changhua.
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Lukang (Lugang)
04 / POP 86,065
Ninety percent of Lukang (Lùgǎng) is as nondescript as most small towns in
Taiwan…but then there is that other 10%. Comprising some of the most gorgeous
temples in the country, and featuring curiously curved streets, heritage buildings, and
dusty old shops where equally old masters create colourful handicrafts, it is this small
part of Lukang that justifiably brings in the crowds.
People call Lukang a 'living museum' and this is true as much for the food as it is for
the buildings and streets. Traditional dishes are cheap and readily available near all major
sights. Look for the enticingly named phoenix-eye cake, dragon whiskers and shrimp
monkeys, among many other dishes.
You can cover most sights on foot in one long day and there are many more worthy
ones than we can list.
Lukang is just half an hour from Changhua by bus, and is easily reached from any-
where on the west coast.
