Beigang Cattle Market Introduction
Due to Taiwan's transition into an industrial society, mechanized farming equipment and transport vehicles have gradually replaced plowing oxen. The social value of oxen has significantly diminished, and the importance of cattle markets and cattle dealers has correspondingly weakened. The Beigang Cattle Market is one of the only two remaining cattle markets in Taiwan, located by the Beigang River, west of the Beigang Bridge. It opens early in the morning on the 3rd, 6th, and 9th days of each lunar month 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 to leisurely stroll, selling daily necessities, snacks, cultural items, and second-hand electrical tools.
