As mentioned earlier, we had gone to Beipu in the past weekend, and I will address it more in this post. Beipu is a Hakka-populated town located in Hsinchu（新竹）county, and a beautiful landscape of meadows and rapids can be seen there.
Many first-class historical sites rest in Beipu, and they bear witness to the stories of toil and sweat of many pioneers who had migrated to Taiwan from mainland China. These migrants had settled in Beipu since Ming times, and they cleared forests and grasslands, converting them to fields and plots. However, the situation for them then had not been rosy, as they faced much antagonism and enmity from the native aborigines. Finally, some of these settlers managed to make it big for themselves and their community, and the chief commercial crops that had delivered this prosperity included tea leaves. Hence the 擂茶. Don't blink; the residences and temples that you see in the following pictures are some of Taiwan's grand historical sites（国家一级古迹）:
This performer is power. He can play all the musical instruments strapped to himself alone.
Jacky Wu had been to Beipu! Haha! Here's adding on to the fond memories!
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