Dayan Village Seshe Community Introduction
Se Shui Community is located on the west side of the Dayan Tunnel along the Zhongtan Highway, surrounded by mountains. From a high vantage point, the terrain resembles a blossoming lotus flower valley, with residences distributed at the base of the lotus heart and petals, creating a poetic basin landscape. The name "Se Shui" has two interpretations: one is that spring water often seeps out in this mountain area, commonly referred to in Taiwanese as "Xie Shui"; the other suggests that the early spring water here indeed had astringent taste, thus earning the name "Se Shui." In its early days, Se Shui Community primarily cultivated rice. In the 1940s, the rise of "Assam black tea" prompted villagers to switch to tea cultivation, becoming the main industry in the Yuchi area. The soil in the Se Shui basin is suitable for pottery, and there was an early pottery workshop called "Hui Zi Kiln," which produced daily pottery for a living; however, it declined and closed down due to the advent of plastic products. After the 921 earthquake, residents rebuilt a wood-fired kiln with the assistance of the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute and established a community pottery studio, using "Bai Xian Tu" produced in Se Shui for ceramic creation, attracting tourists to experience the joy of pottery-making. In 2007, Se Shui Community stood out in the competitive national agricultural and fishing village selection, ranking among the top ten classic agricultural and fishing villages. Today, Se Shui has become a great place for "enjoying black tea, playing with clay, and experiencing ecology," surrounded by majestic mountains, with undeveloped valleys, flowing waterfalls, and towering forests along the trails, each offering unique scenery in different weather conditions. Combined with homestays, a forest natural environment, and plant interpretation, it has developed into a forest community, becoming a popular leisure destination for locals.
