Summer trip to Edinburgh I : Scottish National pride 馬雅各到臺灣

Several years ago, I visited Edinburg in Christmas time. It was the first time I saw Scottish Blackface, Scottish clothing, listened to the Scottish Great Highland bagpipes, tasted free whisky at the Whisky factory, as well as visited Edinburgh Castle. It was very unique and different from other places in the UK. However, at that time, I was not realized that Scotland is actually a ‘country’ to be part of the UK, not just an area.

Last weekend, I was in Edinburg again to explore its summer scenery. I visited some local Taiwanese migrants and had a whole new experience of Scotland through their introductions.  

First, they mention a big name in Scottish history- James Laidlaw Maxwell, who had strong ties to Taiwan. Dr Maxwell studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. In 1864, he served in the church and was sent to Taiwan by the Presbyterian Church of England to practice both medical and missionary. He arrived at Takao firstly and then went to Tainan to establish the first Western hospital and the first Presbyterian church in Taiwan. 

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Laidlaw_Maxwell

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This reminds me that the Scottish Enlightenment in 18th- and early-19th-century was featured by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. Therefore, it formed a new middle-class elite who engaged in charity activities and academic discussions; Intellectual life revolved around a series of clubs, beginning in Edinburgh in the 1710s. By the 18th century, Scotland had a network of parish schools in the Lowlands and four universities, becoming the most civilized area in the whole UK. 

Given that, it definitely became a point of pride for the country!

As such, I walked to the University of Edinburgh, which is founded in 1582 and is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities. Along my way, there are magnificent churches nearby Princes Street. 

幾年前，我在聖誕節期間訪問了愛丁堡。那是我第一次看蘇格蘭黑臉羊，蘇格蘭服裝，聽蘇格蘭高地風笛，在威士忌工廠品嚐免費威士忌，以及參觀愛丁堡城堡。它非常獨特，與英國其他地方不同。然而，當時我沒有意識到蘇格蘭實際上是成為英國一部分的“國家”，而不僅僅是一個地區

上週末，我再次來到愛丁堡，探索其夏日風光。我拜訪當地的一些台灣移民時，經由他們介紹,我對蘇格蘭有了全新的體驗。

首先，他們提到了蘇格蘭歷史上的一個大名 - 漢名：馬雅各，他與台灣有很強的關聯。 Maxwell醫生在愛丁堡大學學習醫學。 1864年，他在教堂任職，並被英格蘭長老會教會派往台灣，從事醫療和傳教工作。他先抵達高雄，然後去台南建立了臺灣第一家西方醫院(台南新樓醫院)和台灣第一所長老會教堂。

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這讓我想起18世紀和19世紀初的蘇格蘭啟蒙運動，其特點是大量的知識和科學成就。因此，它成立了一個新的中產階級精英，從事慈善活動和學術討論;知識分子的生活圈是圍繞著一系列俱樂部，從1710年代的愛丁堡就開始。到了18世紀，蘇格蘭在低地和四所大學建立了教區學校網絡，成為整個英國最文明的地區。

鑑於此，它肯定成為這個國家的驕傲！

於是, 我走到了愛丁堡大學，該大學成立於1582年，是英語世界第六古老的大學，也是蘇格蘭古老的大學之一。在我的路上，王子街附近有宏偉的教堂。