Daitiexiang Introduction
In front of the Yongyang Hall of the Farmers' Association, there is a narrow alley approximately 80 meters long that connects to Zhongshan Market. After completing their business at the Farmers' Association, agricultural workers typically go into the alley to buy iron tools for rural life from Zhushan. The alley once housed a Wenchang Shrine and a Guanyin Pavilion, as well as the ancestral home of the Chen family. The Wenchang Shrine, which is a Confucius Temple, has since been relocated to Keming Temple, while Guanyin has been moved to the Matsu Temple. The alley was originally home to three blacksmith shops: Laifa, Renchun, and Ximan. Currently, only Laifa is still operating, and the iron tools are evolving alongside the characteristics of the Zhushan industry, producing regional iron items such as bamboo chopsticks, betel nut knives, winter bamboo shoot shovels, and banana knives. The molds used for making pig knives are still preserved from those earlier days.
