Bali District is located at the northwest end of the Taipei Basin, on the west side of the Tamsui River outlet, across from Tamsui District. Research on archaeological sites shows that Indigenous people have been active here in Bali since prehistoric times and have a deep connection with Austronesian Culture. During the kingdom of tungning (1662-1683), there are also records of Spanish and Dutch people here. During the Qing Dynasty, a large number of immigrants came to Taipei. Bali was officially upgraded to zhengkou, a port allowed for cross-strait trade, in 1790. However, the port channel was silted up, and the shipping and port functions were gradually replaced by Huwei (today's Tamsui) on the north coast. It was not until 1990 that Taipei Port was selected for construction in Bali Township, and Bali once again regained its status as an international commercial port. We took the MRT to Tamsui and then took the ferry to Bali. First go to Bali Left Bank Park for a walk.
八里區位於臺北盆地的西北端，在淡水河出海口的西側，與淡水區相望。從考古遺址研究，八里自史前時代即有原住民族活躍於此，與南島文化淵源很深。明鄭時期 (1662年—1683年) 也有西班牙人及荷蘭人在此的記錄。清治時期移民大量湧至台北，八里於1790年（乾隆55年）正式升格為正口，但港道淤塞，航運與港口機能漸被北岸的滬尾（今淡水）所取代。直到1990年臺北港選定於八里鄉興建，八里再次恢復國際商港的地位。我們坐捷運到淡水，再坐渡輪到八里。先到八里左岸公園走走。
Originally the Bali Ferry Head Barracks of the Army's 178th Brigade, the bunker lookout was converted into an observation deck. The old Banyan Bunker has now become the Bali Office of the New Taipei City Government's High Riverbank Construction Management Office.
原為陸軍178旅的八里渡船頭軍營，碉堡瞭望台改成了觀景台，老榕碉堡現已成為新北市政府高灘地工程管理處八里辦公室。
The New Taipei City Foundation for Sustainable Environmental Education was originally the Bali Left Bank Association. It was officially opened in January 2008 and serves as the center for the long-term promotion of sustainable environmental education, conservation and research in New Taipei City. In addition to providing guided tours and left bank wetland tour courses, the center also holds parent-child teaching activities from time to time.
新北市永續環境教育中心原為八里左岸會館，在2008 年1月正式開館，作為新北市長期推展永續環境教育、保育與研究的中樞。中心除提供導覽服務和左岸溼地遊學課程外，另有不定期舉辦的親子教學活動。
在永續環境教育中心的廣場上，我看到河童石雕一座，覺得很特別。查考資料得知河童是日本神話中的傳說生物，有鳥的喙、青蛙的四肢、猴子的身體及烏龜的殼。在日本有許多有關河童不同的傳說，河童的身份也因之不同，有負面恐怖的角色，也有可愛神秘作為吉祥物的角色。這座石雕是日本河童會有感於台北縣近年來整治河川、溼地有成，贈予象徵保護河川潔淨的河童石雕，希望整治河川的工作可以延續下去，並提醒台灣朋友水資源環境保育的重要，另外也希望因為河童石雕像的設置，為八里左岸帶來更多觀光人潮，尤其是日本的遊客，以帶動地方繁榮。
Bali Left Bank Park Hunsha Plaza
八里左岸公園婚纱廣場
It started to rain, so we had to go back. There were too many people waiting for the ferry, so we decided to have lunch first and visited Ganzi shop (a Hokkien name for a grocery store ) before taking the ferry.
下雨了，我們只好往回走，但是坐渡輪的人過多，乾脆先吃個午餐，逛逛𥴊仔店再坐渡輪。
Travel/Point of Interest Posts 旅遊景點帖子