| 摘要: | 清領時期陸上交通不發達，內河航運應運而生，三坑仔鄰近大嵙崁溪，居大嵙崁溪上游位置，河運由此開端，北部內山物產若往北部輸出，最快速便利的方式即是運用大嵙崁溪河運，三坑仔就位於河陸轉運之地位，人貨匯集，形成著名的市街，帶動了北新竹、南桃園物產的流通，特別是茶葉的輸運。三坑仔居水陸轉運地位，以三坑仔為起點經過關西、芎林、橫山、竹東、北埔到峨眉建構了茶古道的交通網絡。就茶古道而言，南北往來走向打破了臺灣河川東西流向限制，使得沿山河川上游可以以陸運作為連結，相互往來。此外，也發現茶古道交通網絡與大溪蓮座山信仰範圍的疊合，更顯三坑仔為起點的茶古道對沿山地區的重要性。最後，交通轉運功能是三坑仔庄發展的動力，不僅帶來經濟興盛，也使得族群的移入與信仰產生的變異。 During the Ching Dynasty, Taiwan inland transportation was not developed. Instead, use of river shipping was popular. Port Sankengzi, near the Da Ke Kan River, and was located in the upper course of this river. The shipping route began from Sankengzi around the Northern Taiwan rivers. A fast and convenience shipping route for goods going to the North of Taiwan was the Da Ke Kan River. Sankengzi was the port connecting inland transportation and river shipping routes. It was a famous port with large crowds of people and a plenty of goods. It was also a network for transferring goods between North of Hsinchu County and South of Taoyuan County, especially the delivery of tea leaves. Port Sankengzi began throughout the townships of Guanxi, Qionglin, Hengshan, Zhudong, Beipu, to Emei. This network became an ancient traffic route for conveying tea leaves. It created a way for goods to be transported in a north and south direction on the island. Before this route was created, transporting goods was limited to an Eastern and Western direction. Furthermore, in the upper course of the Northern Taiwan rivers, the transportation can be connected by inland and river transits. Besides, some researches found that this ancient tea leaf route was relative to the local people’s religion of the Lian Zuo mountain regions at Dasi Township. There was evidence of Port Sankengzi, along with this ancient tea leaf route, were very important for the mountain area of Northern Taiwan. However, the powerful transferring function was the root of development for Port Sankengzi. It not only created the prosperous economy for people’s living, but also made changes to the ethnic culture by its unique location. Port Sankengzi had the most important impact to Northern Taiwan. |
