🐧💖 貓頭鷹教堂 💙💕
Obviously, it's small, but beautiful.
(一個「小而美」的景點！)
This lovely building, located at No. 8, Datong Road, Wufeng District, Taichung City, is very close to my house.
(這小教堂距離我家真的很近！)
The owl is considered the symbolic bird of Wufeng, which is why this small "church" is named "The Owl Church." I was told that owls were once popular among the local people and that the area used to have many owls. Today, if you visit Wufeng, you might spot interesting stone sculptures or artistic depictions of owls in various "corners" of the district.
(貓頭鷹是霧峰區的「區鳥」；貓頭鷹的石雕、圖案、造型，陳列於霧峰各個角落，供過路人欣賞。)
You can even find a modern Chinese poem about the owl—māotóu yīng in our language, which literally translates to "cat-head eagle." The poem is displayed on the wall behind the bus stop near the gate of Wufeng Elementary School.
(靠近霧峰國小的公車站牌後方牆壁上有一首關於貓頭鷹的詩，意境很不錯！)
Several years ago, I had already taken pictures of that graceful poem and the Owl Church. However, the photos below were taken again this morning as I was heading home from the nearby post office, where I withdrew NT$70,000 to pay for repainting the downstairs rooms of my 38-year-old house.
(今早從郵局走回來，經過 "貓頭鷹教堂" 的時候，正好陽光明媚耀眼，我忍不住又取出手機，拍了幾張 "實景" 照片⸺願與您分享！)
I’ll keep beautiful photos in my blog, just as "I always have beautiful pictures in my heart." For a broader perspective on what I truly cherish, see The 3-in-1 Philosophy of Life.
(總之，心中常有美好圖像，好比部落格中儲存美麗的照片，越多越好，這是我的理想追求，也是我 "三合一人生哲學" 的第三部分：美／健康／To Live...)
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I always have beautiful pictures in my heart. (常懷美夢)
I'll cherish the present. (把握現在)
I'll pray to the Lord. (祈求)
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相關文章 (See also)：
1) 主愛無窮 -- God Is Love (2018)
2) The 3-in-1 Philosophy of Life (2010)
3) 生態霧峰 (Ecological Wufeng) (2019)
4) Sentences from Ten Ancient Scrolls (2010)
5) The Owl Station Broadcast (美麗的公車站) (2017)
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