Sanyi
Sanyi is the wood-carving capital of Taiwan. It's streets are filled with shops and museums where you can find thousands of hand-carved wooden statues of Buddhas, Guang Gong, and other deities and animals. Nearby are two tourist sights generally less aimed at foreigners than at locals: Shenxing Train Station, and Longteng Broken Bridge. Shenxing Train Station was originally the highest major train staion above sea level in Taiwan, but the major rail route was been rerouted, so trains no longer pass through Shenxing. Not far away, Longteng Broken Bridge is a photogenic brick railroad bridge that collapsed in the 1930's and is now overgrown with vegetation.
