Unforgettable Chun Yang trip.
One of the most memorable trip in Taichung was our 3-day 2 night stay at Chun Yang Catholic church, exploring the beautiful scenic spots and experiencing the warm welcome extended to us by the parish priest and fellow legionaries.
Jing Zi, besides arranging our itinerary in Chun yang，she also invited her younger sister Jing Yi (Gin Yee) and Zu Rong，the Vice-President of BeiTou Curia to join us for the trip, adding more fun and thrill to the trip.
Chun Yang is a hill town populated by Seediq tribe. The tribe's heroic uprising against Japanese rule in 1930 has been made into a film The warriors of rainbow - Seediq Bale in 2011, receiving good review and won many prestigious film awards.(Japanese ruled Taiwan for almost 50 years)
The weather in Chun Yang was cooling with blue sky and fresh air. Fr. Nguyen Tai Son, Parish Priest of The Chinese Martyrs Church, and Queen of Family Praesidium President Wang Mama warmly welcomed us to the hostel besides the church.
Fr. Nguyen is from Vietnam, jovial and humorous, He is a member of Little Brothers of St. John the Baptist Congregation in Taiwan. The Order was founded in mainland China by a Spanish Priest, Rev. Vincent Lebe in 1928, and was moved to Taiwan when Communist took over the country.
Many parishes in Taichung Diocese are under the charge of the Order.
On the night of our arrival, we were treated to a sumptuous dinner by local legionaries. "Cripspy chicken in a earthen pot" and "big head fish" were 2 of the famous local dishes on the table.
After dinner, we attended their weekly meeting.
When we arrived in the afternoon, we were told by the parish priest of the sad news that, one of the sons of Council Chairman Mr. Lim was killed in a freak accident early in the day. He fell from the first floor of their house.
We went for prayer at deceased's house after the meeting.
Early morning next day, we climbed out of our warm beds, to attend the 7.00 am Mass.
Wang Mama and Li Mama had prepared “sweet potatoes porridge" for us after Mass. We enjoyed it very much. (Mama is an endearing common term calling lady elders)
After breakfast, we started our "to the hill" journey.
Under the steady hands of our driver Jing Yi, our car moved along the winding mountainous roads, enjoying the beautiful scenery and mountain view, reaching the highest point of Taiwan national roads "Wu Ling" Summit at 3275 meters.
On the way, we made many stops, one of them was "Qing Jing Nong Chang" (Placid Farm).
It is a very big farm with rolling hills. Many sheep were let loose for visitors to play with.
We saw many couples taking bridal photo shoots.
With good company, beautiful weather, we enjoyed the outing very much. The journey was concluded with a hot-spring spa at Lu Shan in the late afternoon.
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难忘的春阳行
台中之行的另一个难忘的行程是到春阳，体验当地的美丽风景,领受神父及圣母军军友的热情。
台中之行的另一个难忘的行程是到春阳，体验当地的美丽风景,领受神父及圣母军军友的热情。
静芷姐妹除了特地安排我们到这山区观光及见识之外，也邀请了住在北投中兴新村的妹妹静宜及北投区团副团长竹蓉姐妹同行，增添了更多的乐趣及热闹。
春阳及邻近地区是赛德克原住民部落集居的地方。他们于1930年在雾社勇敢抗拒日本占领军的英勇事迹，在2011年，拍成一部电影巨作『赛德克。巴莱』，获得许多好评及荣誉。
来到了春阳，天气凉爽，空气清新，蓝天一片，心情真好。春阳『中华殉道圣者』天主堂的阮泰贤神父，风趣及坦诚，联同当地【家庭之后】支团团长王妈妈，热情的迎接我们，进住于教堂旁边的宿舍。
阮神父来自越南，是台湾【耀汉小兄弟】修会的会士。这修会于1928年，由来自西班牙的雷远鸣神父在中国大陆成立。在台中，有许多堂区是由该修会管理。
抵达的当天晚上，我们受到圣母军友的设宴款待，享用了当地著名的“瓮缸鸡”及“大头鱼”。
晚餐后，我们参加了他们的支团周会。
在我们抵步时，也被通知了一个令我们伤痛的消息：该堂区的林会长一位38岁的儿子，在家中意外摔倒事故中，受伤不治，与世长辞。我们在周会后，也随同军友们到丧家为亡者祈祷。
隔天一早，我们从暖呼呼的被窝爬起来，参加了七点钟的弥撒。弥撒过后，我们享用了王妈妈及李妈妈特地为我们烹煮的地瓜粥早餐，香甜美味，令我们回味无穷。
早餐后，我们开始了户外行程。静宜姐妹以她稳定的驾驶术，沿着弯曲的盘山道路，带领我们参观了著名的『清境农村』，然后进入合欢山景区，抵达了台湾公路的最高点，海拔3275公尺的武岭，确实是一个成就！
『清境农场』是个私人休闲旅游农场，环山群抱，景致优美。当天我们也见到许多年轻情侣，在那里拍婚纱照。
我们的行程，沿途观赏到美丽的自然景观，台湾的壮丽山河，赏心悦目，加上团友的互动频频，可说的一个非常愉快的旅程。
傍晚时分，我们以庐山泡温泉，结束了疲惫但充实的一天。
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