We went with Carol and James to the mountains east of Chungli (the city we're staying in.) For me it was an introduction to the mountainous regions of Taiwan and to it's mountain people, the aborigines, who have lived there for thousands of years. We spent time at the Fuhsing Youth Activity Center, a hostel sponsored by the China Youth Corps that has activities for young people that seems to be similar to the Boy Scout and Girl Scout organizations of America. It's located in the spot where the late President of Taiwan, Chiang Kai-Shek, had his summer home. Chiang Kai-Shek started the political party Kuo Min-Tang, but since his death in 1975, the Democratic Peoples Party has gained strength over the Kuo Min-Tang party. One of the side agendas of the Youth Center is to teach the young people about the benefits of the Kuo Min-Tang party. We ended our day by going to a fish restaurant that specializes in dishes made from carp that we personally select from a large tank. Our fish was 6.6 kilos (14.5 pounds), so we asked that they cut it in half and use the other half for another group. (The fish is filleted and split length-wise to make sure both parties get a head and a tail.) Carol and James picked four different cooking methods for our fish and they were all great. |
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