The old Hukou takes Sanyuan Palace as the center and includes three streets: ‘Street Head’, ‘Cross Street’ and ‘New Street’. Around 1920, New Street is what we now call Hukou Old Street. The houses on Hukou Old Street are all made of red bricks. The architectural style of the old street is relatively special. The facade of the archway belongs to Roman Baroque architecture, and the structure is in the Minnan style. There are long strip shop residences on both sides. The internal layout of the old street houses is due to the mixed use of residences and shops. The first entrance is a storefront, and the second entrance is a residence. The deep well between the two entrances is where the kitchen is located. Among the existing old streets in Taiwan, the arched corridors on Hukou Old Street face each other from door to door. The street houses are neat and consistent and all have arcades. The first floor has a single-arch corridor with column sections. There are cement lintels between the second-floor windows and parapets, on which the names of business firms are engraved, simple and generous. Walking through Hukou Old Street is like experiencing a hazy history. The religious beliefs of people in Hukou. There are several family temples of different surnames on the old street. So far, Sanyuan Palace at the end of the old street has always been the center of cohesion for residents. Open all year round and open all day. The specific business status is subject to the opening situation on that day.
