Beigang is only a short drive (approximately fifteen minutes by car) from National Chung Cheng University, one of Taiwan's foremost research universities.
National Beigang Senior High School
Tourist attractionsedit
Beigang Sports Park, Beigang Sports Park has a history of 50 years, and was previously a venue for track & field athletics, which has been greatly renovated with the times. After renovation, a white sand pit was added, which became a place for children to play.[1]
Zhongshan Road, It is the old street surrounding Beigang Chaotian Temple, surrounded by many well-known specialty shops and snack bars. It is one of the highlights of Beigang.[2]
Nui Hui Morning Market, It used to be a place where cows were regularly sold in the morning. Nui Hui Morning Market has a history of more than 100 years and has now become a large vegetable market.[3]
Beigang Chaotian Temple, one of the most important Mazu temples in Taiwan and known for its magnificent temple architecture, visited by more than a million pilgrims every year.
Beigang Wude Temple, one of the largest temple dedicated to Xuan Tan Zhen Jun (玄壇真君), Martial God of Wealth.
Museum of Beigang Story
Beigang Water Tower
Local cuisine specialitiesedit
Beigang Wedding Cakes (traditional wedding cakes) are a must-buy souvenir in Beigang. There are many flavors, both salty and sweet. Many married couples will come to buy wedding cakes, and ordinary tourists will take them home as snacks.
Beigang Peanuts and Broad Beans
Cultural activitiesedit
Festivities around the birthday of Mazu (23rd day of the third month of the lunar year)
^教育部重編國語辭典修訂本 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 18 November 2019. 字詞 【北港鎮】 注音 ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄤˇ ㄓㄣˋ 漢語拼音 běi gǎng zhèn
^Keeling, Stephen (2013), "Beigang", The Rough Guide to Taiwan, Rough Guides, ISBN 9781409350613.
^"雲林縣戶政入口資訊網-統計資訊-鄉鎮市人口數". Household Registration Services of Yunlin County. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^"Historical Evolution". The Roots of Yunlin. Yunlin County Government. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
^ ab"Cultural Tours in Yunlin - Beigang Tourist Bridge". yunlin.gov.tw. Yunlin County Gov't. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beigang Township, Yunlin County.
Yunlin County, Beigang Township Office (in Chinese)
Introduction of Beigang in the China Post
National Geographic Traveler Taiwan, ISBN 0-7922-6555-6