Beigang Cattle Market Introduction
Due to the current mechanization of agriculture in Taiwan, with farming machinery and cargo vehicles gradually replacing draft cattle, the societal value of cows has significantly diminished. Consequently, the importance of traditional cattle markets and cattle traders has also decreased. The Beigang Cattle Market is one of the last two remaining cattle markets in Taiwan, located by the Beigang River, west of the Beigang Bridge. It opens every third, sixth, and ninth day of the lunar month early in the morning and closes at noon. In the past, the highest trading volume reached over a thousand head of cattle; although there are now few cattle transactions, it remains a popular large market for local farmers and tourists in the Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan metropolitan area, selling daily necessities, snacks, crafts, and second-hand electrical tools.
