HAS = 100 of Historical Architectures Series.
RS100 = Top 100 Religious Scenes of Taiwan.
The "Top 100 Religious Scenes of Taiwan" encompass a hundred iconic religious sites and activities that were chosen via public vote and announced by the Ministry of Interior on Nov. 22, 2013. these sites embody the history of early Taiwanese settlers and illustrate both diversity and the island's religious landscape.
The "100 of Historical Architectures Series" are one hundred historical buildings selected by the Cultural Construction Committee of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China in 2001. The activity was first selected by all counties and cities handle the ten scenic spots in Aug. 2001. At that time, there were 25 districts in the administrative division, so 250 scenic spots should be selected. However, because the tenth place in Taichung City was accompanied by the same ticket, at the same time, a total of 251 scenes were selected. The results were announced at the end of Oct., and a panel of scholars and experts selected 150 scenic spots. Conducting national voting to determine the top 100 attractions from Nov. 25 to Dec. 10 of the year. These selected buildings are not necessarily classified into historical architectures in terms of cultural asset management. Some may have been classified as monuments, and some may not be listed as historical and historical architectures in various counties and cities.
Due to the high density of historical architectures in the Dadaocheng area, this cache is combined many attractions of HAS and RS100.
The post coordinates invite you to RS100:Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple / 台北霞海城隍廟．五月十三迎城隍. You must find some clues here, follow these and find the final cache.
First Stage:RS100:Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple / 台北霞海城隍廟．五月十三迎城隍
Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple is the most popular temple dedicated to Yue Lao (the God of Marriage) in Taiwan.
Xia-Hai City God Temple is an important center of folk religion in the Dadaocheng area of Taipei City. It is renowned both at home and abroad for one of its deities, Yue Lao, who possesses power over marriage and relationships. Although the temple is small and renovated many times, it is packed with architectural elements of traditional Minnan (southern Chinese) temples, which can be seen in its curved lines and emphasis on ornamentation. Temple decoration includes pottery figures, murals, paintings, mosaic-like cut-and-paste porcelain, and Koji ceramics. Aside from the works completed during the era of Japanese rule in Taiwan, temple restorations have mostly been done by famous masters who carefully preserved the statues of deities, ritual implements, plaques, couplets, steles, historical documents, and other relics. The famous Welcoming of the City God event has a history of over a hundred years. It is a highly celebrated religious event in the Dadaocheng area as along with the whole Northern Taiwan region. The “nighttime patrol” at the temple is one of the three largest in the Taipei region, and the annual pilgrimage is the largest in Northern Taiwan. The event is also often referred to as “People-Watching on the 13th day of the Fifth Lunar Month,” because of the incredible crowds that throng this festival. The construction and development of Xia-Hai City God Temple is closely connected to the history of local residents who migrated from Tong’an County, Fujian.
Xia-Hai City God Temple is located on Dihua Street. The main deity is the Xia-Hai City God, who plays a major role in the folk religion of the Dadaocheng area. The temple is also one of the three main local temples, along with Fazhugong Temple and Cisheng Temple (or Dadaocheng Matzu Temple). In 1821, hundreds of settlers from Tong’an, Fujian arrived in Manka (Mangka), Taiwan. One of the settlers, a merchant named Chen Jin-Rong, enshrined the Xia-Hai City God, which he had carried over from Tong’an, in his own home in Taiwan (Ba Jia Zhuang in Manka, near today’s Laosong Elementary School) and invited fellow settlers to worship together. In 1853, armed conflict broke out between groups of settlers originating from the Sanyi and Tong’an Districts of Quanzhou City, Fujian, ultimately forcing settlers from Tong’an to resettle in Dadaocheng. The statue of the City God survived the conflict and continued to be enshrined at Chen’s house after the move to Dadaocheng. This state of affairs continued until the Tong’an settlers were able to construct a new temple at Xia-hai Temple’s current location. Despite being only 46 ping (approximately 150 square meters), the temple once contained more than six hundred statues of deities, making it the temple with the highest density of statues in Taiwan. Yue Lao (the God of Marriage) was enshrined in the temple in 1971. Xia-Hai City God Temple is now listed as one of Taipei’s municipal historical sites.
At First Stage, you must find the special opening hours of this temple. It might shows "AM W:X ~ PM Y:Z". Based on these 4 numbers, you can calculate the following coordinates and find the other five levels. In these five levels, according to the photo, you can find the buildings of HAS. Look carefully and find clues to the final stage.
Level I : N 25° 03.(Z*10-11) E 121° 30.(Y*83)
HAS:Three Consecutive Buildings Such As Lian Hwa Food / 聯華食品等三連棟建築
Lianhua Food Company : Originally owned by Lee Chun Sheng, one of the two richest people in North Taiwan, it was later sold to Lian Hwa Food Company (Yuanbenshan Seaweed). The façade of the building is curved and elegant. The gable is also an alcove type, with a false window in the center, a double column on the third floor, and a special design on the third floor curved window frame.
Ding Sheng Chinese Medicine Shop : The gable has a clam-shaped decoration, and the center has a medal decoration, which looks like a pearl in a clam shell. The square pillars running through the second and third floors are extraordinary. The sides of the second floor sash are shaped like a cylinder.
Fu Tai Chinese Medicine Shop : The niche-style gables have shell ornaments and group flowers on both sides of the niches. The three window frames on the third floor are arched in the center and square on both sides. Different from the two buildings on the other side, there are flower beds on the second and third floors of Fu Tai.
CLUE : Find the address No. of the three buildings and calculate the sum. You can get the number A.
Level II : N 25° 03.(W*60+1) E 121° 30.(Y*72+1)
HAS:Tan Tien Lai Former Residence(Tan Gim Kie) / 陳天來故居(錦記茶行)
Gui’de Street symbolizes tea-enabled wealth and boom in Dadaocheng, which was among Taiwan’s most prosperous regions in the early days. As one of the many businessmen who earned enviable amounts of fortune in the country’s tea business, Chen Tian-lai founded Jinji Tea Co. and reinvested his profits in the entertainment industry, such as theaters. The current Chen Tian-lai Residence at No. 73, Gui’de Street used to house the former Jinji Tea Co. This three-story Baroque structure was completed in 1920 with the first floor dedicated to tea trading, the second floor serving as a guesthouse for tea-traders, and the third floor as private residence. The main structure of this imposing European-style house, flanked by guard towers on both sides, as well as classic colonnade and arched hallway, is adorned with baroque details as festoons and balconies. This historic residence used to be a renowned tea party spot in Dadaocheng, where tea-traders met regularly at the guesthouse to enjoy the view at the Tamsui Wharf in the distance. Behind the Residence, a private garden adjacent to Gang-zi Ditch (the present-day Xining North Road) bears testimony to the heyday of Dadaocheng in the first half of the 20th century.
CLUE : There are trademarks on the top of the tower on both sides. Determine the letter of the trademark. Corresponding to numbers and calculate the sum(i.e. A=1, B=2...). You can get the number B.
Level III : N 25° 03.(X*19+Y) E 121° 30.(W*83)
HAS:Lee Chun Sheng Memorial Christ Presbyterian Church / 李春生紀念教堂
This church was built in memory of the famous Dadaocheng tea merchant and ardent philanthropist Lee Chun-sheng. One of the more interesting qualities of the church is the front façade, which resembles a face—the main doorway suggesting a mouth and the two upper windows resembling eyes.
CLUE : Find bamboo near the building. Calculate the internodes of the bamboo. You can get the number C.
Level IV : 25° 03.(X*18+Y) E 121° 30.(W*100+1)
HAS:Qianyuan Chinese Medicine Shop / 乾元參藥行
Established in 1875, the Qianyuan Chinese Medicine Shop has a history of more than 130 years. It stands on Dihua Street and has a magnificent archway appearance. It is an old building in the Japanese occupation period; the top of the building is a protruding gable replaces the baroque flower and grass with a horizontal fascia; the round window shaped like a eye under the gable is called a bull's eye window; surrounded by ginsengs pattern, highlighting the characteristics of the Chinese medicine shop.
CLUE : Calculate the ginsengs of the building. You can get the number D.
Level V : 25° 03.(Y*51) E 121° 30.(X*37)
HAS:Taiwan Agricultural Enterprise Corporation / 台灣農產企業公司
The company's front gables are raised, the side columns continue to the gable, and the stigma is carved into a ball and similar to the Western Ionian column. The side of the column is also a carved ball, and a small column head is added next to the side column, similar to the column method, and the head is rolled up. The top of the deck floor is similar to the shape of a pointed roof, and the surface is made of tiles. The building as a whole emphasizes the vertical sense and the shape is extremely gorgeous and special. This building has more middle streets that were issued during the original Japanese occupation.
CLUE : Find the banner of this company and observe the round vegetable pattern. How many green vegetables are there?. You can get the number E.
Final Stage Coordinates : N 25° 03.(A+C*3) E 121° 30.(lcm(B, C, D, E)*4+sum(B, C, D, E))
The container is a small canister with magnetic. Only a log-paper in it. Please bring a pen for this cache.