Hsinchu – Tian En Mi Le Fo Yuan, Taipei 101, Wu Fen Bu, Ciyou Temple & Raohe

Fourth day (Friday, May, 14, 2010) – 初一
Hsinchu – Tian En Mi Le Fo Yuan, Taipei 101, Wu Fen Bu, Ciyou Temple & Raohe Night Market
 
Same with other day, get up early in the morning, with motorcycle we go to TRA station to visit Hsin Chu. Fare for TRA train was NT. 125 (depart (+/-) 06.45, for 60 minutes), and continue with Guo Guang bus to go to TIEN EN MI LE FO YUAN (天恩彌勒佛院) it was Mitreya Temple, fare NT 48.

Here in front of Hsin Chu TRA Train Station - Zhunan Station.

It’s big Maitreya Temple, still in progress till now. In front of the gate, there was 72 meters Milefo (Smilling Buddha) statue. You can go inside, there’s a lot place I can visit inside. Next year at March 6, 2011 it will be announce. Many Maitreya follower from all the world will come to see it. The temple was surround by 5 mountain and lake , when I visit there, it’s raining many fog there, so I can’t take photograph for it. After lend a hand in the building (since it still progress) and follow noon ceremony we had lunch there and back to Taipei by bus at 14.20. It was queue, and we had to wait till 15.10 more. We get off at Taipei Main station, and take MRT to Taipei city hall to visit Taipei 101. From outside MRT station we ride free bus to Taipei 101, actually we can go there by walk, it’s only 750 meters, but we want to know how to go there by bus. Take picture around, we not enter the mall, and can’t take good photograph, it’s raining, many fog, and decide not to go up stair, it’s only waste money, can’t see Taipei clearly. To go up stair we had to pay NT 500 each, till 89th floor.

We take photograph also at New York New York, and back to TTH by MRT, to had dinner. We had dinner at same place as we arrived at 1st day. After that get rest at TTH, we continue to Wufenbu.

It’s grocery place, you can buy shirt, bag, shoes, dress, it’s cheaper, but you’ve got to buy more than 2 pcs. I’m not interest at this place, since I do not like shopping, so we continue to Rao He. All by walk. When I visit here, it’s 1st day (Lunar Calendar), many people came to pray, every date 1 and 15 at lunar calendar, many Buddha follower pray at temple.

Beside Rao He night market there was a Ciyou Temple also known as Songshan Matsu (Sea Goddess) Temple. Many Buddha inside, it’s beautiful temple, more beautiful then Wen wu temple and Longhsan temple for me. I arrive here about 21.30, the temple had 5th floor, it’s nice temple. I think Buddha statue here was complete. If you go to Raohe Night Market you've got to enter this temple. After that we visit Rao He night market, for me this market was the cheapest market I ever go when I’m at Taipei.
The market was so tidy, people who visit the market was divide two way, get inside and get outside the market. At the center there were many pedestrian food. It’s clean, I like this night market. Stuff here for me cheap, I buy sandal for NT. 85, many stuff here. It’s getting late we decide to back TTH at 23.30 by taxi. Actually the fare only NT 80 (open gate fare NT 70), I pay use NT 100, and the taxi driver said, since it’s already late (going to 24.00) so he charge us NT. 20. I already tired, and want to get rest asap, so I don’t argue with him.