在源泉，聽水讀圳的八堡古引水籠仔篙，與老街老樹下的炒米粉與鮮採白柚 / In Yuanquan: Whispers of Historic Bamboo Weirs along Babao Canal, Countryside Rice Vermicelli and Sweet White Pomelo
昨天在二水老車站旁沿著觀光綠廊單車道漫步，聞著龍眼炭火烤玉米的濃郁焦香；今天清晨登上集集支線的第一班柴油小火車，列車緩緩加速，僅僅行駛了幾分鐘，便停靠在綠意環繞的無人小站——「源泉」。這座昔日名為「鼻子頭」的古老聚落，正靜臥在八卦山脈收尾處與濁水溪河床夾峙的開闊隘口，也是三百餘年八堡圳灌溉傳奇真正的源頭起點。 Yesterday ended with the sweet aroma of charcoal-roasted corn drifting along the green bicycle trail by Ershui Station. Early this morning, stepping aboard the day's first vintage diesel railcar on the scenic Jiji Line, the train gently chuffs forward for just a few minutes before braking to a gentle halt at a quiet, unmanned stop: Yuanquan Station. Historically known as "Bizitou," this tranquil hamlet rests right where the rugged Bagua Mountain ridge meets the broad floodplains of the Zhuoshui River—the authentic birthplace of the three-century-old Babao Canal irrigation legend. 稻浪深處的無人小站 / The Silent Station Amid Golden Paddies 跳下火車，窄小的月台兩旁毫無圍欄阻隔，迎面鋪展開的是一整片無邊無際的金黃稻田。晨間微風拂過，稻穗如金色海浪般翻湧起伏，夾帶著清晨露水與泥土的芬芳氣息。月台上只有一座質樸的木質候車亭，幾盆在地居民悉心照料的綠植盆栽擺在木椅旁。柴油列車關上車門、悠長鳴笛遠去後，周遭便重歸純淨的大自然原聲：遠處八卦山麓的鳥鳴啁啾，以及近處溪谷水圳隱隱傳來的低沉轟鳴。 Stepping ...
