Leeyuan Leisure Farm
on Sep 04 in attractionsLeeyuan Leisure Farm in Taichung – Can you imagine having lichi wine and beef noodles in the century-old Lichi farm? Leeyuan in old house style brings you fresh sweet osmanthus tea made to order and good meals with papaya in special flavor.
The current owner of the farm is the 4th generation of Zengs. The husband and wife used to run dining business outside. After the 921 Earthquake, they decided to return to the hometown to build the kingdom of beef noodle in the hill in Dakeng.
In Leeyuan Leisure Farm in abundant old style, you can watch the private collection of century-old wind drum, coir raincoat, and certificate of employment of neighborhood chief in the Japanese occupation. Or you can take the ladder to wonder in the century-old lichi garden and slope full of Rhododendron.
Other than beef noodles, the farm owner also created a lot of delicate dishes such as beef papaya cheese in frying, sugar cane bamboo shoot pot, papaya pot, and zunlongyanguei which are rare in other restaurants. Enjoy the taste until you have a try.
Chen Aliang Organic Farm
on Sep 01 in attractionsIn addition to visiting completely kept old four-section-compound house and organic vegetable and fruit garden, you can understand the village culture back to 240 years ago to enhance your knowledge.
Do you know what ox manure pit is? Come to Chen Aliang and you will find our ancestors were wise. According to the second generation owner, Chen Qingxiang, visitors shall not miss ox manure pit and shitougong.
When Chen’s ancestor cultivated in Houzhuang, each family stored ox manure in indented holes. The ox manure was used to be burnt like firewood, compost and pasted on the walls. The ox manure was very important then. Therefore, ox manure pit is kept until now.
Rose Forest in Taichung
on Aug 30 in attractionsRose Forest in Taichung occupies around 1 hectare and grows close to 30000 roses. Each rose has several petals. imagine the romance of hundreds of thousands of roses there and you know what Xu Zhimo meant by immensity is beauty in West Lake Journal.
Rose Forest does not only have beautiful roses to be watched and plucked.
It still has the unique rose meals such as rose roast chicken steak, almond roast eel, rose jelly, pure handmade cookies, rose tea, rose fruit tea and ice cream series not to be missed.
Lavandula Forest
on Aug 24 in attractionsLavandula Forest does not have a wide road outside, making it an Arcadia. Muller’s Bubbet, woodpeckers, owls and fireflies frequent here. Varicorhinus barbatulus is seen in clear river. Lavandula is the main role.
Lavandula Forest is divided into 3 parts: Mother Wang Sweet Grass Garden, Grace Garden and cafe. Mother Wang Sweet Grass Garden grows 60 odd kinds of sweet grass plants to supply the cafe.
Grace Garden combines tropical plants and Taiwan protophyte in English style. Plum blossom trees, cherry trees, tung oil trees and firs and birds’ nests on the trees surround the cafe.
The cafe offers fresh and delicious flavor meals, flower and grass teas and handmade desserts as well as various sweet grass products. Sweet grass theme lodging and large laavndula field will be added in the future.
Tianlai Garden
on Aug 14 in attractionsTianlai Garden occupies 3,600 pins. To begin, 1,200 pins were available for operation on private lodging, garden coffee, sweet grass, tea and light meals. It is merely 30 minutes’ drive to Taichung City. There will be a brook, fish angling pond, sweet grass bathing, and barbecue area for diverse leisure service.
You need to go over a circular arch door before entering Tianlai Garden. What comes first to your sight is the large green lawn. The flower and grass footpath makes you relaxed and carefree.
Tianlai Garden is in Yangmingshan of Taichung, on the summit plain at altitude of 500 meters. Enjoy the views of rural scenery in the hills. The air is fresh and seems to be full of fragrance of flowers and grasses.
Other than mango, bananas, star fruits, peaches, pamelo, lemon, lichi, longan, guava, and Citrus reticulate Blanco, there are hazel sterculia, jack fruits and papayas with various kinds of flowers. Organic sweet grass is one major feature of Tianlai Garden. There are full of surprises. Sweet grass tea is made to order. You can taste the Mother Nature. There will be a brook, fish angling pond, sweet grass bathing, and barbecue for diverse leisure service.
There are a lot other scenic spots for you to explore. Welcome to taste the fine foods and flower and grass teas at Tianlai Garden. You are also welcomed to stay at Tianlai Garden private lodging every day.
Da Hu Wineland Resort
on Aug 04 in attractionsTaichung Da Hu Wineland Resort Under impacts of WTO, farming-related industries are working under the two major directions—enhancing brand content and fine agriculture. President Huang Rongjiang of the association hopes that the farm produce in Dahu to be free from impacts and become global.
He started the idea of Da Hu Wineland Resort to create more marketing channels for strawberries in Dahu. He obtained counseling from Council of Agriculture, The 921 Earthquake Post-disaster Recovery Commission and Miaoli County Government and successfully built Da Hu Wineland Resort in 2002.
After approval of wine resort assessment by Council of Agriculture in August 2001, construction was started in December 2001. Manufacture permit was obtained from Ministry of Finance in July 2002. Formal operation was available from 21 December 2002.
The establishment of the resort is promoted by Dahu Farmers’ Association in response to one leisure industry in one town of the government to create profits of farm produce by sightseeing in Dahu with the association’s resources.
Taiwan Teen prostitute had sex with 20 men in 6hrs
on Aug 02 in newsA Taiwanese teenager was forced to “service” 20 customers in six hours by a vice syndicate, television and cable broadcaster TVBS reported.
But the 17-year-old girl was only paid a total of NT$5,000 (S$216) for the services.
After a while, she could no longer stand the “abuse” and reported to the police.
The taiwan girl teenager told police that she fell into the syndicate’s trap in April and was forced to work from 11pm to 5am daily.
On her first day of work, she was forced to have sex in taiwan with 20 customers.
After two months of investigations, police finally busted the syndicate with the arrest of eight people.
The syndicate’s modus operandi was to put up hiring advertisement for guest relations officers.
However, when the women went for an interview, they forced the taiwan girl into their cars and drove them to a hostel.
The syndicate confined the women in a room, fed them with drugs in order to control them.
Then, they would forced the taiwan women into prostitution.
- The Daily Chilli/Asia News Network
Legend of New Moon Taichung
on Jul 29 in attractionsTaichung Legend of New Moon is place where you can watch stars and moon in the hill is called Legend of New Moon. Rather than a legend, it is a midsummer night’s dream in dazzling beautiful and haze.
Legend of New Moon, in the hill opposite to Dongshang Road, is a good place to watch moon and stars in Dakeng. The purple wooden hut built along the hill is like a cute elf in the hills. Sitting in the outdoor cafe, you can feel tranquility, leisure, and comfort. It seems you can reach the moon and stars in the sky.
The delicate hot pot, natural and healthful pine leaves juice and flower and plant tea that the owner prepares are the must for visitors here. The footpath with season flowers and fruit trees helps you digest after eating. Talking a stroll on the footpath, you may meet the dancing elf in the hill!
Yijian Milk Goat Farm
on Jul 24 in attractionsYijian Milk Goat Farm - make appointment first with the owner. You will not only experience the fun of milking goats and feed lambs but also taste the fresh and rich goat milk and goat milk popsicle.
There are two milk goat farms near Taichung Metropolitan Park. The facilities are not fully comprehensive. Yet, as long as you make an appointment with the owners first, you will not only experience the fun of milking goats and feed lambs but also taste the fresh and rich goat milk and goat milk popsicle.
In the hot summer, the icy goat milk popsicle will drive the heat all away to cool you down.
Ryh-Siang Organic Garden
on Jul 14 in attractionsRyh-Siang Organic Garden also called secret garden, presents the dream garden in the farmland next to the highway under careful planning of the owner, Lan Meiyu. The idea of Ryh-Siang is respect of life and cherishing the land. The garden offers organic meals and pollution-free energy meals. She makes good use of the land resources to introduce DIY courses for parents and children such as stone painting, plant block print, and leave rubbing. Visitors revere more the land and respect the life.
In the day, you can go to floriculture or sweet grass DIY courses to spend a substantial afternoon. In the dusk, listen to insects crying and frogs calling along with flying fireflies. What a delight it will be to have an intimate talk with close friends!
Facilities: padauk shake parking lot, sweet grass passage, energy house restaurant, outdoor seats, organic vegetable garden for parents and children, Milky Way River, green lawn, Mother Nature Fine Arts Classroom, log bridge pond, multipurpose conference rooms
