Today I went on a field trip with my friend’s Chinese class. It was amazing, despite the fog and rain and waking up at 8am. I saw and experienced so many new things. We did so much that I have to split it up into three blog posts. Here is a quick preview of some of the things we did today in a movie made by Bu Lai En made:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2YE_vJsKTY
We took about a 40 minute drive up and down a winding road to a city called Nantou and visited a pineapple cake factory. We were surrounded by pineapple and tea fields. There were SO MANY fields of pineapples, which is interesting because I feel like I haven’t seen THAT many pineapples here. The place we visited was called Sunny Hills.
Pineapple field
Baby pineapple
Tea field near the pineapple fields
Pineapple Cake
Me and Bu Lai En
There were lots of cute little stands under this big tent, selling everything from food to jewelry to dishes. We tried this really sweet, pure honey that was absolutely delicious.
Bees!
Handmade baby picture holders
After awhile a band started playing, and the music was so interesting and beautiful. Their band name is Shou Pai Pai. One girl played a guitar, one guy had a drum, and another guy played a traditional Taiwanese instrument called an Er Hu.
Shou Pai Pai
Playing the er hu
Here are a few videos of some of the songs the band played:
After listening to the band for a little bit we left. On the way back to the car we got water chestnuts. I have seen these around a lot but had never tried one yet. They weren’t bad. They kind of tasted like refried beans.
They kind of look like moustaches
After leaving pineapple land, we went to eat lunch at this really cool restaurant. They serve chicken that they cook in a kiln-type thing. They serve you the whoooole chicken, including the creepy black chicken feet with toenails and the head. The chicken was really good, and we had lots of other side dishes with it. I tried bamboo shoots for the first time, and they were amazing! They were so flavorful. I also ate this green leaf called “dragon’s whiskers”. I have no idea what it actually was, but it was good too.
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