Daily reflections

-Day 2 - 25/5/14

We went to several museums and understood more about Hakka cultural and Taiwan's history. The first stop was Meinong Hakka Cultural Museum. We were introduced to the Hakka culture there in Taiwan and the significant craftsmanships are Oil Paper Umbrellas which are significant to the Hakkas. It symbolises fulfillment, harmony and having money descendants.

Next, we went to the Meinong Folk Village. We get hands on experience there, tasting the traditional pounded tea(擂茶) and seeing traditional toys. As we went to other museums we were able to understand more about the Taiwanese culture. 

Weird powdery taste 

The highlight of the trip is the Liuhe Night Market. I can see from the unique delicacies that there is strong Japanese influence in the country. Japanese food like Dorayaki could be found there and the large variety of food is caused by the different cultures in Taiwan. Lastly, I learnt a very interesting fact that farmer earn two times at much as office workers.

Dorayaki : Japanese influence

Night market!!

Seafood is very popular there

-Jiaen