120 steps

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title:southgate relics
artist: Lai and Chen ( team members )

There are exactly 120 steps from Yu Nong Road to Chee-Shan Rock. That's how it got its name.

In the past, people built the south gate in the middle of the trail in order to prevent attacks from invaders, and later the Japanese, in order to memorialize Mr.Six, built a temple, and changed the south gate to "120 steps".

What is now Yu-Nong Road used to be a trail leading to a temple, and it was built in 1938 by fifth and six graders of what is now Shee-Lin Elementary School.  It used to be just farmland, and after construction, it now has more than 120 steps to it, but people still call it its old name.

<Mr.Shee's interview>>

Q : What is now Yu-Nong Road was a trail in the past, and you mentioned in your book that fifth and six graders built it, and kids today are very curious about that,could you tell us more？
A : Yes, it used to be called the Chee-Shan Temple Trail; after the road was bought, there was no budget, and thus students took turns cleaning and building it.

　　I was a six grader then, and I participated in the engineering.  I remember it was a pebble road.

　　In my days, it was important to participate in public affairs, and we must clean, farm, build roads, something that seems almost impossible to students today, but it was actually quite common in my days.