tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68883217830184916312024-03-05T12:15:55.468-08:00Beautiful Taiwanyeogolf@yahoo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13640320441222056490noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888321783018491631.post-30562600786851917172010-06-22T00:42:00.000-07:002010-06-26T00:33:32.090-07:00Tea Farm in Chung San , Yilan County , Taiwan<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Visit to Tea Farm in Yilan County , Taiwan</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95pNjJsNVMqdIVN9haJdsEOlUQlvc9sHnONo4y5A4ZCK4lVfhTe_BeArLRB1L5adKeqddaT8jRO94pl0JdKATfA1xKp8F8HHbfcvkEwvtU0v5lSt5QCyLuRKq5gI7MepiAD5QSgzm6loT/s1600/IMG_2536.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GyNeEAwZEedaJSnomCRfUtkN10MVVwk0ydOhb5j6gVpU2-Rrz4L8UaT10bJsyEDxUPw5hSYolP2VnLFKe_oYUJS7DlVMwuvBFDFmi6hkH1LCMNuELwVKni1yUo-H37fyBX4B1kCzMZt1/s1600/IMG_2517.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GyNeEAwZEedaJSnomCRfUtkN10MVVwk0ydOhb5j6gVpU2-Rrz4L8UaT10bJsyEDxUPw5hSYolP2VnLFKe_oYUJS7DlVMwuvBFDFmi6hkH1LCMNuELwVKni1yUo-H37fyBX4B1kCzMZt1/s400/IMG_2517.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485508672033856594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tea Farm in Chungsan , Yilan County </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzmzKQwo_e7qPeceGHiFduEKkHuiitxPCIR03H0qh86_5K2OKlme_g211h2A1LlJkrO0-34zbCsF38PV6Bjdy93v-T5IJWFrAsaqBWpZ7mWyvVjMRggdeINbYvLDwLlCRperohaZmf7nM/s1600/IMG_2518.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzmzKQwo_e7qPeceGHiFduEKkHuiitxPCIR03H0qh86_5K2OKlme_g211h2A1LlJkrO0-34zbCsF38PV6Bjdy93v-T5IJWFrAsaqBWpZ7mWyvVjMRggdeINbYvLDwLlCRperohaZmf7nM/s400/IMG_2518.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485508312651125826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tea Farmer's home cum factory , tea tasting and sales center </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicv2tpY_AKG8-zsk1-WJrFhCPhHd95SGEfuQK2ZTqspY_DAllRZEMeshSY64WqC51d4tczHfWOuI6L_x6GReVcxZIErqkkZAZ7L2dsF4EKFLgh2OT_bzyPscbbd28AiM5gRT-eMJFETkFy/s1600/IMG_2475.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicv2tpY_AKG8-zsk1-WJrFhCPhHd95SGEfuQK2ZTqspY_DAllRZEMeshSY64WqC51d4tczHfWOuI6L_x6GReVcxZIErqkkZAZ7L2dsF4EKFLgh2OT_bzyPscbbd28AiM5gRT-eMJFETkFy/s400/IMG_2475.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485507870751561730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tea Farm in Chungsan , Yilan County </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnoy9seqmf7MqxJ6fErMP-dZe2p9cZYUdx21g2pSVbatJTdcWwRNptPzGjmBGPzcQDAA75_pJapx3g4jjFKxXy_55rYxfJKTR9O7u34IKZk20Ms3k9smtKoTX07aJqqYuAbl2ChN5zlZVG/s1600/IMG_2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnoy9seqmf7MqxJ6fErMP-dZe2p9cZYUdx21g2pSVbatJTdcWwRNptPzGjmBGPzcQDAA75_pJapx3g4jjFKxXy_55rYxfJKTR9O7u34IKZk20Ms3k9smtKoTX07aJqqYuAbl2ChN5zlZVG/s400/IMG_2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485507204594232898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tea tasting in Tea Farm in Chungsan ,Yilan , Taiwan </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOPkFp47wJJY3o-uLbs4aoDmx1-J5x-MJ37hMd1AmL7b-BGvpxVZhiyqWGZpD0RTWdrSMKEzNq15WzIdpwjIAwrR4DSBbI0-55Y7iBrpjofDj2nQphMh4sjIJOH2LSoOSg1U37RruYGo6/s1600/IMG_2521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOPkFp47wJJY3o-uLbs4aoDmx1-J5x-MJ37hMd1AmL7b-BGvpxVZhiyqWGZpD0RTWdrSMKEzNq15WzIdpwjIAwrR4DSBbI0-55Y7iBrpjofDj2nQphMh4sjIJOH2LSoOSg1U37RruYGo6/s400/IMG_2521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485506736453144930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy the tea brewed by the Tea Farmer and owner's son.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5tNgNllX0SqKlJFYXQa9qDiP_bHwYTryGUshDeJl23bmHWCzqgTZX8uSJJH8oUEgPIVC6KdKf0payT8nD3LQr2Mtr66xC7beewrziWllPGbbWRUz6d-plnmb_n_K48GnEHwAJ17cOJFY/s1600/IMG_2522.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5tNgNllX0SqKlJFYXQa9qDiP_bHwYTryGUshDeJl23bmHWCzqgTZX8uSJJH8oUEgPIVC6KdKf0payT8nD3LQr2Mtr66xC7beewrziWllPGbbWRUz6d-plnmb_n_K48GnEHwAJ17cOJFY/s400/IMG_2522.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485506371991347362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He has been brewing and serving tea since 16 years old</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> - over 20 year's experience. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwxOvhDB4xDzSao1ICjAArq41OF_nmmVaUCxaCZ58yxlY3h0nNvW316jTTeFW5iqb_D22XA7JVp8mTHgOwC-tzJMRy-5-iKhsacuvAi4pxd6a8I0460kUkK1oSb4N-5daYMmco6sZG5db/s1600/IMG_2524.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwxOvhDB4xDzSao1ICjAArq41OF_nmmVaUCxaCZ58yxlY3h0nNvW316jTTeFW5iqb_D22XA7JVp8mTHgOwC-tzJMRy-5-iKhsacuvAi4pxd6a8I0460kUkK1oSb4N-5daYMmco6sZG5db/s400/IMG_2524.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485506049677237554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The right way to brew the oolong tea </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpa8oVgdofVnAbKJPxZWkMlQKmcSGB1KxgUPcvhrobFxHS7kMnQy3i6mlELHp0jgvn6JeYlrNai3hVdmLJ7zp928j0KDBcMvTigxPPBOtBbl8bx1NyQKP8o4nx2HUDN91edsitusjencd/s1600/IMG_2526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpa8oVgdofVnAbKJPxZWkMlQKmcSGB1KxgUPcvhrobFxHS7kMnQy3i6mlELHp0jgvn6JeYlrNai3hVdmLJ7zp928j0KDBcMvTigxPPBOtBbl8bx1NyQKP8o4nx2HUDN91edsitusjencd/s400/IMG_2526.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485505659606992754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is the 30 year's old Oolong Tea </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKIiQR8307cM5cG8qrs3M2i4Atqo-TXhxbgrS-AHtIN3zdBTvAMEmKoqE0qGk50Je8cD3m-iOClphQDvju8XZ3n5U7yCJVNuYErccrnlT93cHtNMdnGhK_P6qmO4AVHRHsBMsBjb-83YB/s1600/IMG_2531.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKIiQR8307cM5cG8qrs3M2i4Atqo-TXhxbgrS-AHtIN3zdBTvAMEmKoqE0qGk50Je8cD3m-iOClphQDvju8XZ3n5U7yCJVNuYErccrnlT93cHtNMdnGhK_P6qmO4AVHRHsBMsBjb-83YB/s400/IMG_2531.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485504840249670162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The tea are normally sold in vacuum packs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC95e_9aQM0wbeo3F89gFGeshrgpA5TxUQdWRXCiYqxMJV3RQU6TdLCI4v2A_zB7Pr9bpaegQ9PirNNbsBC80zjaGJ8YHdw2e0KO5UUzoWUENbKKI69PNWzhijTKlU5wArSsspQBondXbm/s1600/IMG_2533.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC95e_9aQM0wbeo3F89gFGeshrgpA5TxUQdWRXCiYqxMJV3RQU6TdLCI4v2A_zB7Pr9bpaegQ9PirNNbsBC80zjaGJ8YHdw2e0KO5UUzoWUENbKKI69PNWzhijTKlU5wArSsspQBondXbm/s400/IMG_2533.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485504416564266722" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And placed in nice containers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlWj1FH384iyTb7oHIVe7cwKInO7833GOf73b4tD6tYlIXbPg6lJu7IKaSg6R-C8kZ7YrxQqJLr_AAj2D_tItrvOy15G1sSC85SVPZ4e1oawRp_KNenGMjGyyMZLh2cr7UymLZLhrEk9Z/s400/IMG_2527.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485505295611636850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;">This shops now pack the old Oolong in sachets </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;">for convenient tea drinking </span></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXT6ftQErmf9VbuFBnT0DLhFzJNsYHngxC06DJyPYZmx5BUg5rH6iPgxq5KODkDJn4OkUt-7swMswKuYVBs-RlI9gNzFR8535McYs5tzQBjjC2xG4ziLPrtccKzpp1b6OJtGLtvZ9g4ae/s1600/IMG_2537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXT6ftQErmf9VbuFBnT0DLhFzJNsYHngxC06DJyPYZmx5BUg5rH6iPgxq5KODkDJn4OkUt-7swMswKuYVBs-RlI9gNzFR8535McYs5tzQBjjC2xG4ziLPrtccKzpp1b6OJtGLtvZ9g4ae/s400/IMG_2537.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485504026427595634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The green tea are normally spin dried and processed by the tumblers</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aC6dsyK-lQMfkV3RsxCWZdexEsaAenJNiwICEGfF4eppAG9kqpVH2UuxaMb2rd0D5TqPELBAeHvgenmTKHRT1-gNffxeD6AKqXn8OPhwjAzodFlGLlUNtbFy5wI0fzWrgIEA0GVGBm44/s1600/IMG_2538.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aC6dsyK-lQMfkV3RsxCWZdexEsaAenJNiwICEGfF4eppAG9kqpVH2UuxaMb2rd0D5TqPELBAeHvgenmTKHRT1-gNffxeD6AKqXn8OPhwjAzodFlGLlUNtbFy5wI0fzWrgIEA0GVGBm44/s400/IMG_2538.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485503675989481682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The tea tumblers </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HUhjsTWhf1qVxWabeY9lMWmZ96eBKNWIym34s6TOcKVni7iFWVXwCZyGVgwDdqlPVKuAlzqnsiTfqq_qttnpDo_-0g8cKtHVco9vEv3pOPgnyaIXp5I8GyaKydHDDtcwSmHGxadekNRk/s1600/IMG_2534.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HUhjsTWhf1qVxWabeY9lMWmZ96eBKNWIym34s6TOcKVni7iFWVXwCZyGVgwDdqlPVKuAlzqnsiTfqq_qttnpDo_-0g8cKtHVco9vEv3pOPgnyaIXp5I8GyaKydHDDtcwSmHGxadekNRk/s400/IMG_2534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485503219475039458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This tea is over 30 years old - it is now worth NT3000 per Kati </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Wr7k-3hPJc7JUZsPUUeEU3l0bMp1xlDyEQRMG_S3OnuG49i1A6vF0Fo4rhI3nGS0HZM3LWPe7fRaI3NDZqy3vl7rPz3ZD53RDw8brlkTGymMVQ1-bGZqt95OTSi4SUky_1qWy58boDmw/s1600/IMG_2530.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Wr7k-3hPJc7JUZsPUUeEU3l0bMp1xlDyEQRMG_S3OnuG49i1A6vF0Fo4rhI3nGS0HZM3LWPe7fRaI3NDZqy3vl7rPz3ZD53RDw8brlkTGymMVQ1-bGZqt95OTSi4SUky_1qWy58boDmw/s400/IMG_2530.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485502509906374162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The processed tea are normally stored in tin or porcelain containers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlADhQbGfWFHfSotBDMMbA8wxoHi1TlCAaHNzdVfP9RQed4dhH1hOvICjK-iETeY7l__25NVg4TWQwna9m1oEwxj6G_J1qWxObOu3cnbj_aM3tOXigYfTOpd7S3IOiAYxvPqADTIqMPQ61/s1600/IMG_2477.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlADhQbGfWFHfSotBDMMbA8wxoHi1TlCAaHNzdVfP9RQed4dhH1hOvICjK-iETeY7l__25NVg4TWQwna9m1oEwxj6G_J1qWxObOu3cnbj_aM3tOXigYfTOpd7S3IOiAYxvPqADTIqMPQ61/s400/IMG_2477.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485501973061375218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The tea plant also grows the seed</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVU-6NLieRAgZv42v24PaDj21Aqwr_VBby4JE2KtbOT1IJiWk9f2NaaMuy5NP4Ld4RA2SUtRGrYXCnGQ0LyovQjTsrCDQdwiAOZa3vWGxe7TfvIoMOvAlaXsgVqmLfW7BiJhFWxEi9l56/s1600/IMG_2455.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVU-6NLieRAgZv42v24PaDj21Aqwr_VBby4JE2KtbOT1IJiWk9f2NaaMuy5NP4Ld4RA2SUtRGrYXCnGQ0LyovQjTsrCDQdwiAOZa3vWGxe7TfvIoMOvAlaXsgVqmLfW7BiJhFWxEi9l56/s400/IMG_2455.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485501712884449554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The tea seed can be processed to make a tea oil</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rxXNn4quG2jimuJhJlWBQLn0YGTL9t_p2q91UN_VYnoSs7tovLy6tEEA4YcRrkZbmBXvOPqcSzP_GE5vRK3Lc9I0hFNeHToRpsibEOKp4wSlMjuzCba0JsqtdN1okji_hk3cWjadGPLH/s1600/IMG_2543.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rxXNn4quG2jimuJhJlWBQLn0YGTL9t_p2q91UN_VYnoSs7tovLy6tEEA4YcRrkZbmBXvOPqcSzP_GE5vRK3Lc9I0hFNeHToRpsibEOKp4wSlMjuzCba0JsqtdN1okji_hk3cWjadGPLH/s400/IMG_2543.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485501203704739186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This Tea Farm has won many prizes - prize wining plague</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hLK7LtNqDPTouCx649LKSGRNpXjj6rcQx5CYjfB3Z8_NODo6WBJCero_zAjTeGc-Q8aJylhXO-QK7bzKvZD2G8s2BxtmROptVYE8b-QqkutNYxovpD_GYunRTd5AANXguIgTpAWG1naM/s1600/IMG_2544.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hLK7LtNqDPTouCx649LKSGRNpXjj6rcQx5CYjfB3Z8_NODo6WBJCero_zAjTeGc-Q8aJylhXO-QK7bzKvZD2G8s2BxtmROptVYE8b-QqkutNYxovpD_GYunRTd5AANXguIgTpAWG1naM/s400/IMG_2544.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485500869086132130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is for wining the Country's ( Taiwan ) award </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95pNjJsNVMqdIVN9haJdsEOlUQlvc9sHnONo4y5A4ZCK4lVfhTe_BeArLRB1L5adKeqddaT8jRO94pl0JdKATfA1xKp8F8HHbfcvkEwvtU0v5lSt5QCyLuRKq5gI7MepiAD5QSgzm6loT/s400/IMG_2536.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485509123088133090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;">The replica of the ship that brought the Farmer </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;">to Yilan Province - about 6 centuries ago . </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;">Comments :-</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;">Tea farming is also very popular in the Yilan Province . </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;">The tea breeds originated from cuttings brought over from China - mainly from the Fukien Province . There about 6 to 7 varieties of green tea cultivated in the Yilan Province .</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;"> The best tea is still reputed from those grown in Mountain and the hill slopes .</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;">This Tea farm has been cultivating tea for about 6 centuries . The speciality of the farm is the Spring green tea ( young harvest ) - which is light green in texture , fragrant but slightly grippy in taste. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;"> However the best tea is the matured tea - about 30 to 40 years old. The old tea has a dark color , heavier bodied , smooth and soothing ( kam ) taste .</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;">The interesting discovery is that the tea plant grows seeds and this can be processed to make tea oil.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;">Yes , there are many tea farms all over Taiwan and visiting and enjoying tea tasting is one of the pleasures of the Taiwan people. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#020202;"><br /></span></span></div>yeogolf@yahoo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13640320441222056490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888321783018491631.post-59748711792941322522010-06-13T09:03:00.000-07:002010-06-13T23:12:48.309-07:00Yilan's Icon - Mary Leu Studio , Sansin , Yilan County , Taiwan<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Visit to Mary Leu's Studio in Sansing Township , Yilan County , Taiwan</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1hu8wSg3HVM7CTmt5RRs3BxeUaUAlesNAnKphB4UJGNiPiW1JZZhfPQbzD1xPJEHIUcaReMAR9Iyzk-Vm3FU1nvwGyJdPQ4iOPBZV8Yt7sSr3Nx1dyYUmPE07tFIExBKOl-yxKNsIOAu/s1600/IMG_3047.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1hu8wSg3HVM7CTmt5RRs3BxeUaUAlesNAnKphB4UJGNiPiW1JZZhfPQbzD1xPJEHIUcaReMAR9Iyzk-Vm3FU1nvwGyJdPQ4iOPBZV8Yt7sSr3Nx1dyYUmPE07tFIExBKOl-yxKNsIOAu/s400/IMG_3047.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482298270175160162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sansin ( 3 Stars ) Township , in Yilan County - Famous for the Spring Onion plants</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGhraQnwVzxr7hyphenhyphengbqMjFXIgLIMpq7Azzg6NoauVsNYz_M-I_wFnzPqnVCGEGpdCq2eiPlREnOpCmHpr7F4Zs6O9e4oXdvdLdKF4R8fcPks179KBfD6mu4eYKoyrPnl4N3UubJDWPJ-NY/s1600/IMG_3022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGhraQnwVzxr7hyphenhyphengbqMjFXIgLIMpq7Azzg6NoauVsNYz_M-I_wFnzPqnVCGEGpdCq2eiPlREnOpCmHpr7F4Zs6O9e4oXdvdLdKF4R8fcPks179KBfD6mu4eYKoyrPnl4N3UubJDWPJ-NY/s400/IMG_3022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482297588674669586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yilan's Icon Mary Leu's Fine Art Craving studio in Sansing , Yilan County </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8Dzxk7L2LY8HPhlc-nko5xWjDMnZm4J6UkNUQRfUHFNhz165u5exegyGgbZwSyqnzoaNWogDmsW8k91Y1bAwyGxVA5HR2yQt5t1Z1CRg_NVj_NDXyhSMja8OWLKzQQvl0I4-ILDQJl_i/s1600/IMG_3020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8Dzxk7L2LY8HPhlc-nko5xWjDMnZm4J6UkNUQRfUHFNhz165u5exegyGgbZwSyqnzoaNWogDmsW8k91Y1bAwyGxVA5HR2yQt5t1Z1CRg_NVj_NDXyhSMja8OWLKzQQvl0I4-ILDQJl_i/s400/IMG_3020.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482297134422345986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Humble signage and entrance to Mary Leu's studio cum tea house. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SLWlvliipA0dAzTG6uVpu7QkXCeKQCUQGABSeW2HuzMrTvWi5OBZD-x8Lyyif1ImKv3m6XeShctXPXG1-udkZnMY49a7TFB7GRvCvwASZAF_vD4MEXv4djgOFXCWWTmaBXr5INx3hXLj/s1600/IMG_3002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SLWlvliipA0dAzTG6uVpu7QkXCeKQCUQGABSeW2HuzMrTvWi5OBZD-x8Lyyif1ImKv3m6XeShctXPXG1-udkZnMY49a7TFB7GRvCvwASZAF_vD4MEXv4djgOFXCWWTmaBXr5INx3hXLj/s400/IMG_3002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482296153613022418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mary Leu's history of her Fine Art and Craving . </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iy9911o7ULY0gBLFnf9RNWjOKs4168NyBNYdvk4WsKzhr1aYXOVuAwiClZ675HF5lYpqg4z5zfpQUNxbw7I078KNlR2h9OPg0swWdfhR6onvyovMtqY3SlJuANBlqCIUOvBTNcS30c7w/s1600/IMG_3003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iy9911o7ULY0gBLFnf9RNWjOKs4168NyBNYdvk4WsKzhr1aYXOVuAwiClZ675HF5lYpqg4z5zfpQUNxbw7I078KNlR2h9OPg0swWdfhR6onvyovMtqY3SlJuANBlqCIUOvBTNcS30c7w/s400/IMG_3003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482295781534928386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Entrance to Mary Leu's Fine Art Carving Museum </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9KH3kc8iinORf60e0aKIOyO63or0F1TPnxgorP6rAQbI492-JU3GNZQ7majFJlBgJcvy54jY1wg3V_Rah-IHsBo32Q6O8EjKXwcTFdEwOIilVT2LArN_njiZha0drdtT3Wy2FZeSQfet/s1600/IMG_3009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9KH3kc8iinORf60e0aKIOyO63or0F1TPnxgorP6rAQbI492-JU3GNZQ7majFJlBgJcvy54jY1wg3V_Rah-IHsBo32Q6O8EjKXwcTFdEwOIilVT2LArN_njiZha0drdtT3Wy2FZeSQfet/s400/IMG_3009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482295342762074770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">English write up of Mary Leu's Fine Art and Carving - </div><div style="text-align: center;">extract from book published about her exquisite work and art.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXPB2NPwsEpDNAcBmJeTQKhm2bmIijB-YRbQ7DQQPgbeQLqJycevtg-ZWoVm0p-dmlp7NvXocXvBxsf-gnD3BpY9uHk98Ja4qjAGNJOzZP8YWCHGc2fTmGnziM-OanLL-VzzTTKXqKtgt/s1600/IMG_3019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXPB2NPwsEpDNAcBmJeTQKhm2bmIijB-YRbQ7DQQPgbeQLqJycevtg-ZWoVm0p-dmlp7NvXocXvBxsf-gnD3BpY9uHk98Ja4qjAGNJOzZP8YWCHGc2fTmGnziM-OanLL-VzzTTKXqKtgt/s400/IMG_3019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482294776023512882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mary Leu 's work of art are focussed woodcarving , gold and glass creations.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFM_fXLLpN3elOsSZSjWxnjcmiBlsncTNW2bsavyKX9yjCwbe8S8Mvdu4jS1e03kKCIF7vcvE_7vyzEqVzsNA45uULWF6Lm8Hf5yu_DlpH91xLE3JM0DSh58VnrzsA5QNv1aZy81e39Tk/s1600/IMG_3016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFM_fXLLpN3elOsSZSjWxnjcmiBlsncTNW2bsavyKX9yjCwbe8S8Mvdu4jS1e03kKCIF7vcvE_7vyzEqVzsNA45uULWF6Lm8Hf5yu_DlpH91xLE3JM0DSh58VnrzsA5QNv1aZy81e39Tk/s400/IMG_3016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482293800710492450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Wood carving of a Lotus flower - extract from Brochure </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">as photos are not allowed in the Museum display .</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggA-tkbPGL_rf-_rlec3IDpSg83kJxFqgUwARUXic18IGB0kVBA2xkyLGctL2tWrabDzI8W2vAHggJB-lwhcazdpT4k_EUPl_wcQjy5xXg5G3KaWUXDgL0uGtQ2QRiQ-IRcGs1UTQmsIgK/s1600/IMG_3017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggA-tkbPGL_rf-_rlec3IDpSg83kJxFqgUwARUXic18IGB0kVBA2xkyLGctL2tWrabDzI8W2vAHggJB-lwhcazdpT4k_EUPl_wcQjy5xXg5G3KaWUXDgL0uGtQ2QRiQ-IRcGs1UTQmsIgK/s400/IMG_3017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482293481107479170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A bunch or Lychees - all carved from one piece of wood </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLvAH4K86BI5mJsitniGT1XkpxMPE25tWWSGzJfa676jn9PPfRI1XOcVslwDG-DueExRgiP9veDhhfEnlNOqMTWI_-cf42stJ9ynT_4nm2IX12V9EnztRNr0-WW8hcoRJHe88G0WmVTbX/s1600/IMG_3018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLvAH4K86BI5mJsitniGT1XkpxMPE25tWWSGzJfa676jn9PPfRI1XOcVslwDG-DueExRgiP9veDhhfEnlNOqMTWI_-cf42stJ9ynT_4nm2IX12V9EnztRNr0-WW8hcoRJHe88G0WmVTbX/s400/IMG_3018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482293111713956002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A bunch of Longans - note the fly </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjn5yAimRpAB0o4aqgyUCjnavqJ11pqy4kEgZEVEzgAtHeC3_UF-F4xlK5n1YOO4beHz5uRdnEUg9Ags2xWFiebSnxiTIn_aI_uKqwkid_UCvhCfCNOjLxHmEf2kj63wzdeIUOnW0zBBa/s400/IMG_3015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482490069943169186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0E0D08;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0E0D08;">A rat enjoying peanuts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iP0HnsBCnF5PaioUCasGNs_8trK-XgMzZyIIYXdN0nvAOwE9TjQ3v-hgsnAZWAqHO3_YTaefKsQsL08PiS4Nz3lq8pGrRDwritOgB-MCmi4rCMQcqiExd456seuoAH3cNLecQ6J-ONKz/s1600/IMG_3004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iP0HnsBCnF5PaioUCasGNs_8trK-XgMzZyIIYXdN0nvAOwE9TjQ3v-hgsnAZWAqHO3_YTaefKsQsL08PiS4Nz3lq8pGrRDwritOgB-MCmi4rCMQcqiExd456seuoAH3cNLecQ6J-ONKz/s400/IMG_3004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482292689264213442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Annex to the Museum is the tea house and Crafts Sale Counter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkW1w-_qQIn6uIbMlDgstvN52I1bImcVv_fbDgZXw_6tMseE8g447XHerhiwHhZb2m5mXzJNGGJpFoFtu3NJMRY4kMXnGzHxa-NqV1gR8Svl05cX5FiT-KNdWp2g_9AMk9AwLQEVls6wu2/s1600/IMG_3005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkW1w-_qQIn6uIbMlDgstvN52I1bImcVv_fbDgZXw_6tMseE8g447XHerhiwHhZb2m5mXzJNGGJpFoFtu3NJMRY4kMXnGzHxa-NqV1gR8Svl05cX5FiT-KNdWp2g_9AMk9AwLQEVls6wu2/s400/IMG_3005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482292289506477746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Tea House serves and sells an exquisite range of Puer Tea - from China.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalq-f-A1CiY2C1RqrKYV0Hrmgv6j4xzfUqLn5jKG5RLwJzBwHP7QSyjiTtjvnTa1AKQAr8P_E3q9TsuPSQdmh7k2u0Xzh-Mr9hto2Woz2fGpzWnap8GIjY3fsnEtrWCTtnrLdrumZMcA2/s1600/IMG_3006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalq-f-A1CiY2C1RqrKYV0Hrmgv6j4xzfUqLn5jKG5RLwJzBwHP7QSyjiTtjvnTa1AKQAr8P_E3q9TsuPSQdmh7k2u0Xzh-Mr9hto2Woz2fGpzWnap8GIjY3fsnEtrWCTtnrLdrumZMcA2/s400/IMG_3006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482291862863018290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">70 year old tea from Yunnan , China</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiroR3szR2Gug5-kJ9Qi97wzZGpX7A1hYM7RwGW9ltjX651oBmzuBZwiiXs-VoF6A5m5ixVKQYhOdeqQkvBO8sVH9Uplu2QwzPxLcn7IBB4S4hFc6VGxIlP7zTvJEKDlHd1pW6z7aFfr1r/s1600/IMG_3012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiroR3szR2Gug5-kJ9Qi97wzZGpX7A1hYM7RwGW9ltjX651oBmzuBZwiiXs-VoF6A5m5ixVKQYhOdeqQkvBO8sVH9Uplu2QwzPxLcn7IBB4S4hFc6VGxIlP7zTvJEKDlHd1pW6z7aFfr1r/s400/IMG_3012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482291575370757682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Welcome pickles - made in Yilan County </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5KKAz7_1cuYrm1H8vyGVtAisrIHAxHVNAOf9gkwi7yDkKE-oE7YNuM330Lpui_rzL4tD7dMCtilqT-aurefO3lHkUhcGQK552dVSl-WW_Y34b41B4aA3GFzLyI1-CRP2HfpGc_iZH8d8/s1600/IMG_3011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5KKAz7_1cuYrm1H8vyGVtAisrIHAxHVNAOf9gkwi7yDkKE-oE7YNuM330Lpui_rzL4tD7dMCtilqT-aurefO3lHkUhcGQK552dVSl-WW_Y34b41B4aA3GFzLyI1-CRP2HfpGc_iZH8d8/s400/IMG_3011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482291268294085698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The visit to the Museum costs NT100 and the visitor is provided with </div><div style="text-align: center;">a welcome cup of house special brewed and aged Oolong tea. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII5yYRQClAzX6HI0ycTLYnomYeVuli7zE8BWxaOvmIBpH3kp6w9sTGJx4YnwqCmjo_uHBdKL1Lsg0r0u4bHEbUYd9PhsKYGtAvjYxhGeYrBSXwuKin75f2r4KcCNsMsEKfMR0aGuUsueH/s400/IMG_3013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482294300140589890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0A030E;">Brochure of Mary Leu's Studio and Museum</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0A030E;">There is now a display and sale shop in Jiaosi - </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0A030E;"> hot spring township in Yilan County</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0A030E;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0A030E;"> </span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCIUJZHg331rrPaLQGZaEE6XgdoDgsE2Zd2PPksdnLDwlkLfk3rwGUw3ol84rbptCZHjjcN-xo2RoCP1JqA4udnwUmnyYyL5Mnfzba6N_0qESd6oYGHiDxwyetq_bPfx7Bx0tPe7omeIn/s1600/IMG_3008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCIUJZHg331rrPaLQGZaEE6XgdoDgsE2Zd2PPksdnLDwlkLfk3rwGUw3ol84rbptCZHjjcN-xo2RoCP1JqA4udnwUmnyYyL5Mnfzba6N_0qESd6oYGHiDxwyetq_bPfx7Bx0tPe7omeIn/s400/IMG_3008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482290865680313922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mary Leu's beautiful business card </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZG0nuT8qr7AMXnfUlYDzOTGpNOoElRQw5Nv2SYi-6VlXtAUtVi0Qn4gsvXSVGTc1X4W6fALN0d4uPqEEqXFFV_bLw8qy04pUC7OHGHPASoSganPK3HdY-AEITJJ29GClW_6n-9ImdaYR/s1600/IMG_3007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZG0nuT8qr7AMXnfUlYDzOTGpNOoElRQw5Nv2SYi-6VlXtAUtVi0Qn4gsvXSVGTc1X4W6fALN0d4uPqEEqXFFV_bLw8qy04pUC7OHGHPASoSganPK3HdY-AEITJJ29GClW_6n-9ImdaYR/s400/IMG_3007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482290428860261394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mary Leu's contact and address - </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">check out hptt:1m1.com.tw - e mail:meili.1v@msa.hinet.net</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Comments ;- </div><div><br /></div><div>We were on a visit to Sansin Township , Yilan County to view the famous Spring Onion and also the pear farm ( local named it as the General's pear ) . </div><div><br /></div><div>Our friend introduced us to view a Famous wood craver and artist - Mary Leu .</div><div><br /></div><div>We were so glad we visited the Museum and studio .</div><div><br /></div><div>Mary Leu's museum and studio are a very simple and humble place and it not noticeable unless pointed out by the Locals. </div><div><br /></div><div>The exhibits are exquisite and the wood carvings , gold and glass creations are out of this world. It is a pity that the visitors are not allowed to take photos of the works displayed .</div><div><br /></div><div>The wood carving is very very impressive as all the intricate carvings are carved from a single piece of wood - yes a single piece of wood - no joints etc ! </div><div><br /></div><div>Yes , it was worth a visit and also a place to hunt for exquisite work of arts - all done by a master craftsperson and a genius .</div><div><br /></div><div>A truly Icon of Yilan County , Taiwan . </div>yeogolf@yahoo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13640320441222056490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888321783018491631.post-66170501482924154962010-06-10T08:23:00.000-07:002010-06-20T23:03:04.412-07:00Rice Fields in Ludong, Yilan County , Taiwan<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rice Fields of Yilan County , Taiwan </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_woTiVaqabQQ64IvHa6hQUjLovieQk3fw7Va6cEqbSsZdhfMYtnDDSGWCvywezNx_8A2Sd7MOJ14jTSXgr1H124i0jW9fyJTvGnNCxI0R4wEwBsuWZliyiDPhNNzEXbrX8bMGKdfv26ZM/s400/mapdata.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482517107400599010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 130px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 26px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family:Times;font-size:small;">Yilan County is located at the northeast corner of Taiwan, surrounded on 3 sides by lofty mountains. The east side borders the Pacific Ocean, with Turtle Island at the opening to the ocean guarding over the Lanyang Plain. The entire Lanyang Plain is an alluvial delta irrigated by the Lanyang River and other secondary rivers, with Neodou, Sanxing Township at the bottom of this fan-shaped plain.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaz8-nhwN6wLjVcTgxgdOGIRr9HoZwMTNbF-JzMdtAVifQY8MwnkbOiG5KUqeAq0ouWrnSm8kOFxbY4TU2u2mfc5TC99acUdv1iXCBU8sG4n3VPoOnRrRKEkxJmLYNoNCEYMtynovfuAz4/s400/IMG_2796.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482517642071463506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">The beautiful rice fields were established in Yilan for over 200 years by Pioneers with hard work and has not changed much since . </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdWJm3yrqaIi6l5tQ0ecgVymo_OdhXcJCyr_Ov_If7pP-J3X0iKH8i_EcAkKyd4C_MtR9qJGoEb5D5U9Tg7TslK2SRAGsq8AwZ-w4vJKfE_oqtJVZWbLMOXX2BdiKUAJWRfrTczaY0lch/s400/IMG_2947.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482518188312803666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0A0C0A;">Most of the Rice Fields are owned by Independent Owners </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0A0C0A;">but they </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(10, 12, 10); ">often use Contract Farmers to plant their crops . </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0A0C0A;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWseFl5MRs92Ziog7g6oAgsVISwRduyMtvGAN09tGIcV-R1cOCqtDcCGzrQUZnzGDcI_iM1Zi0Qjq2DY8FVbuMf-v2s5ohsqZAk3b1Du-AXXm9epF3s7wWZMr2iCcA4mXNJduL6IeS3R7Y/s1600/IMG_2976.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWseFl5MRs92Ziog7g6oAgsVISwRduyMtvGAN09tGIcV-R1cOCqtDcCGzrQUZnzGDcI_iM1Zi0Qjq2DY8FVbuMf-v2s5ohsqZAk3b1Du-AXXm9epF3s7wWZMr2iCcA4mXNJduL6IeS3R7Y/s400/IMG_2976.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482527813827377074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Farmer and family members often do the weeding</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and general housekeeping of the crops</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBzMy3ZeJg_K3HiZzMk4xm9X3tUaQzTVTTiFssYSSi9T5kKIlEJDSehEutTioujg7EgumTCxak7GhUAQgfNTaNco3Ab0KxnZKdSkk3tn20t5m9xCbaLCYL2VbU9cEAPhhVpAbNHS8kZJY/s400/IMG_2961.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482521401212467474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#070C08;">The rice planting are often staggered to allow different harvesting times . </span></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20DGQ2-vLghsL1cAGjVwTdO2JCdy7B832V5M3p8iRNr0-0TNbwacZUejvMv0yeDzBf9OAnnwcxGVDyl-rGaHaUNhAf-dp11sYrjfiw2pAemUZ87KuY1kRdeE1VAjsedeE9iW64DcFYSeo/s400/IMG_2945.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482519236697001810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#070C0B;">This lot is not producing any grain yet .</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSU3UUwEjgHmrl7OkGhljRV5E_8NTVp0OiANdGPzD0ECCHkAiiinknV6Yay_jWERgQZnRlBcurTGVR5qpQmkxqcApZqoEJGZrYSDG8voUNyk1hInD_SIYqxdTqQvTl4aeuZEMbOSD3I8e/s400/IMG_2951.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482520046651896178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0D0709;">This lot is heavy with grains</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mcHx3s76rGipvaSKzrHZmpFxQ3O1wANLvbD0ZzP5cdP3YQbXTakPdy6dvMIUKy9iDrZvz9NnVF4dGg-OqzSUxNpSuX2H2zT89bIB7_t5NszicvU2ZXQu1vAR8reHezrBiF9YgvzELIoB/s1600/IMG_2954.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mcHx3s76rGipvaSKzrHZmpFxQ3O1wANLvbD0ZzP5cdP3YQbXTakPdy6dvMIUKy9iDrZvz9NnVF4dGg-OqzSUxNpSuX2H2zT89bIB7_t5NszicvU2ZXQu1vAR8reHezrBiF9YgvzELIoB/s400/IMG_2954.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482523293780805010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The rice stalks are heavy with grains and almost ready for harvesting</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMwzZVFH5dxW6Zqa7obeT7SZ6vcCLaJ6NCbHwiZSaOos_DCm8SIHrEMZXj5gY9x5Z6SnmXmdwhitpCsiSswXoRBMt4aiw4pbTteHgPC7tfHw9A6PtDAVEBTF0VRthdq11QC43cURrdEx5/s1600/IMG_2960.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMwzZVFH5dxW6Zqa7obeT7SZ6vcCLaJ6NCbHwiZSaOos_DCm8SIHrEMZXj5gY9x5Z6SnmXmdwhitpCsiSswXoRBMt4aiw4pbTteHgPC7tfHw9A6PtDAVEBTF0VRthdq11QC43cURrdEx5/s400/IMG_2960.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482522340629860338" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 24px; "><div style="text-align: center;">The rice grown in Yilan is considered the </div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 24px; ">second best in the country, after Taitung. </span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3o3A9ytLtm_ICkeU4uZtV1zS44-CqWKe439H8KHUVVpM25RiQlPp6eJTz1VS7j9Q17dYWtCd4F3uodEeQ-papMaRTcyRDY-NujU-YlmsvKpipHzIXxbBfc_byP0Emtq7hRX4FNWRiH9U/s1600/IMG_2954.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3o3A9ytLtm_ICkeU4uZtV1zS44-CqWKe439H8KHUVVpM25RiQlPp6eJTz1VS7j9Q17dYWtCd4F3uodEeQ-papMaRTcyRDY-NujU-YlmsvKpipHzIXxbBfc_byP0Emtq7hRX4FNWRiH9U/s400/IMG_2954.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482520498422125970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The rice grown in the Wujie Township , know as</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> the Koshihikari is rated as the best in Province of Yilan . </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA3NOKSGlDAtampdgEbMVtUEjug0zkAX94ZftFPCqlDgDBnbRIOODJSPfuFMr862kSSTm3qmiSWOtHUVyWeBgvHL8QQBr31N5YW3j9wZQ_Cy1ANremYuCZDqYrzLPb6d3DNPfx_E6DLyj/s400/IMG_2969.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482525066435834626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000C04;">Most of the rice fields attract a variety of birds</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000C04;"> - wild Fouls and White Storks are a common sight .</span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000C04;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000C04;">Comments :-</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000C04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: italic; line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Yilan Province , a green, fertile plain surrounded on all sides by high mountains and the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1276587776_0" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; color:initial;">Pacific Ocean</span>, has long been legendary for its stunning ocean views, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1276587776_2" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; color:initial;">hot spring resorts</span> and vibrant cultural legacy.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000C04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: italic; line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000C04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: italic; line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Traditionally an isolated area accessible only by rail and winding mountain roads, Yilan County is home to a self-reliant, pioneering spirit brought by settlers who came here to farm the fertile plain in the late 18th century.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000C04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: italic; line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000C04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: italic; line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "> Today, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1276587776_3" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer; ">Yilan</span> is connected to the rest of northern Taiwan by Asia’s second-longest tunnel, making it a mere hour drive from <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1276587776_4" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; color:initial;">Taipei</span> on a smooth and straight freeway. Modern Yilan has become a surfer’s paradise and a popular weekend getaway. But in addition to its natural beauty, Yilan is also home to centuries of tradition and history waiting to be explored.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000C04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: italic; line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000C04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; font-style: italic; line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">The fertile plains of Yilan could sustain two crops per annum but with Taiwan joining the WTO , the Government has introduced subsidy to entice the Farmers to reduce the cultivation to one crop annually. </span></span></span></div>yeogolf@yahoo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13640320441222056490noreply@blogger.com0