Feel Daxi
美食、藝術與傳統節慶，感受這座小鎮的日常肌理。
Cuisine, art, and traditions — the everyday texture of the town.
Cuisine · 美食
The Taste of Daxi
大溪的飲食記憶，離不開豆香。從河運年代供應碼頭工人的豆干，到街角甜點攤的豆花與地瓜餅，這些味道至今仍在老街上飄散。
Daxi's culinary memory is inseparable from soy. From the dried tofu that once fed dockworkers in the river-trade era, to the tofu pudding and sweet potato cake sold at street corners, these flavors still drift through the old street today.
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Black Dried Tofu
大溪最具代表性的小吃。豆干以帶有中藥香氣的黑色滷汁長時間滷製，直至色澤深沉、口感紮實入味。這道小吃的根源可追溯至河運年代——大溪的黃豆加工業始於當年黃豆由船運抵港的歲月，豆干便是供應碼頭工人的日常吃食，如今已發展出數十家各具風味的老店。
Daxi's most iconic snack. Blocks of tofu are slow-braised in a dark, herb-scented soy stock until deeply colored and firm. Its roots trace back to the river-trade era, when soybeans arrived by boat and dried tofu became a staple food for dockworkers — a tradition that has since grown into dozens of shops, each with its own house recipe.
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Tofu Pudding
細滑的豆花是老街上常見的消暑甜點，搭配糖水與花生、粉圓等配料。大溪的豆花多由在地豆干工坊延伸製作，用同一批黃豆與山泉水，帶著與豆干相似卻更為溫潤的豆香。
This silky soybean custard is a familiar way to cool down on the old street, served in a light syrup with toppings like peanuts or tapioca pearls. In Daxi, tofu pudding is often made by the same workshops that produce the town's dried tofu, using the same soybeans and mountain water for a softer, gentler version of that same soy fragrance.
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Sweet Potato Cake
以在地地瓜蒸熟搗泥、包入酥皮煎烤或油炸而成的街頭點心，外皮酥脆、內餡綿密香甜，是老街遊逛時最常見的隨手小食之一。
A street snack made by mashing steamed local sweet potato and wrapping it in a pastry shell, then pan-fried or deep-fried until crisp outside and soft within. It's one of the most common hand-held treats for wandering the old street.
Art · 藝術
Daxi's Artisans
大溪的木藝、雕刻與工藝傳統源遠流長。以下藝術家介紹為版位示意，待取得真實資料後將替換為實際的匠人故事與作品。
Daxi has a long tradition of woodcraft, carving, and artisanal work. The artist profiles below are scaffolded placeholders — pending real biographical material, they will be replaced with the actual stories and works of local artisans.
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［工藝類別 — 例如木雕／漆藝 — 待補充］ / [Craft discipline — e.g. woodcarving, lacquerware — pending]
［藝術家簡介 — 待補充真實資料後填入］
[Artist biography — placeholder pending real source material]
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[Artist name — pending source material]
［工藝類別 — 待補充］ / [Craft discipline — pending]
［藝術家簡介 — 待補充真實資料後填入］
[Artist biography — placeholder pending real source material]
Portrait pending
[Artist name — pending source material]
［工藝類別 — 待補充］ / [Craft discipline — pending]
［藝術家簡介 — 待補充真實資料後填入］
[Artist biography — placeholder pending real source material]
Traditions · 傳統
Daxi's Living Traditions
大溪的信仰與節慶，多半圍繞著河運年代累積下來的商業聚落而生——每一場慶典，都是社群記憶的延續。
Daxi's festivals and beliefs largely grew out of the merchant community built during the river-trade era — each celebration is a continuation of the town's collective memory.
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Lunar June 24th: The Puji Tang Guan Gong Procession
每年農曆六月二十四日，是大溪最盛大的年度慶典，居民稱之為「第二個新年」。這一天紀念的是關聖帝君（關公）——大溪普濟堂供奉的主神，也象徵著當年打下大溪商業基礎、後被尊為神明的先民們。
當天，繡有各社（社頭）名號的神轎與大型繡幔在老街上遊行，鑼鼓喧天，居民扶老攜幼夾道參與，家家戶戶擺出供桌上香。手工繡製的被面、匾額與陣頭裝飾，皆由地方社頭世代傳承製作與保存，也是大溪女性長年默默投入的手藝之一。
Every year on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month, Daxi holds its largest annual celebration — a day locals call their "second Lunar New Year." The festival honors Guan Gong (Holy Emperor Guan), the deity enshrined at Puji Tang, who is also understood locally to represent the early settlers who built Daxi's commercial foundations and were later deified.
On this day, palanquins and large embroidered processional banners sponsored by the town's traditional guilds (社頭) parade through the old street to drums and gongs, with residents of all ages lining the route and households setting out offering tables. The hand-embroidered banners, plaques, and processional regalia are made and preserved across generations by local guilds — work that, like much of Daxi's cultural upkeep, has long been quietly carried by the town's women.
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Lunar February 11th: The Sacred Pig Ceremony at Fu-ren Temple
福仁宮建於一八一三年，供奉開漳聖王與媽祖。每十年一次的「神豬」競賽由大溪十大創始家族輪流主辦，居民精心飼養大型祭祀神豬並加以裝飾，於農曆二月十一日獻祭祈福，是大溪另一項深具歷史意義的傳統盛事。
Built in 1813 and dedicated to Kaizhang Shengwang and Mazu, Fu-ren Temple hosts a "sacred pig" (神豬) competition once every decade, with Daxi's ten founding clans taking turns as sponsors. Families raise and elaborately decorate ceremonial pigs for offering on the 11th day of the second lunar month — another deeply historic tradition in the town's ritual calendar.
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Organizations · 組織
Shops & Organizations to Collaborate With
大溪有許多願意敞開大門、與旅人和社群交流的店家與組織。這裡收錄願意合作、介紹自己事業的在地夥伴——如果你的店家或組織也想加入，歡迎透過「分享你的故事」表單與我們聯繫。
Daxi is home to many shops and organizations open to welcoming visitors and collaborating with the community. This section features local partners willing to introduce their business — if your shop or organization would like to be featured here, reach out through the "Share Your Story" form.
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［類別 — 例如工藝坊、餐飲、民宿 — 待補充］ / [Category — e.g. craft studio, restaurant, guesthouse — pending]
［組織簡介與合作方式 — 待補充真實資料後填入］
[Organization description and collaboration details — placeholder pending real source material]
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［類別 — 待補充］ / [Category — pending]
［組織簡介與合作方式 — 待補充真實資料後填入］
[Organization description and collaboration details — placeholder pending real source material]
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[Organization or shop name — pending]
［類別 — 待補充］ / [Category — pending]
［組織簡介與合作方式 — 待補充真實資料後填入］
[Organization description and collaboration details — placeholder pending real source material]