Changhua and Lukang
The next day of our travels, we took the train to Changhua. It is still unbelievable to me that I can use my public transit card throughout the whole island without the slightest of difficulties. The greatest attraction in Changhua, and the only reason for our visit, is the Baguashan Buddha, a massive statue erected in the sixties, that overlooks the city. What surprised me when we got there was that practically all the vendors were selling meat products, or at the very least fish and dried squid. I do not remember anything like this happening at the Buddhist attractions of Yunnan – in fact, many temples had their own vegetarian eateries.