阿宗芋冰城

阿宗芋冰城坐落于新北市三峡区民权街132号。阿宗芋冰城是一间买卖甜品专卖店。这家店采用了古早电影海报作为设计主题。这家店主要买的东西有芋冰，豆花，水果冰，茶冰等等。阿宗芋冰有提供各式各样的材料来配搭顾客所喜爱的甜品。

阿宗芋冰所使用的搭配食材都是纯自然的。本家是不采用人工香料及化学色素。我们采用传统方法制造食材。本家的招牌甜品——“三色冰”是采用三种材料搭配，那就是芋头， 红豆，和凤梨所制造而成的。除此之外，本家的豆花和冰淇淋也受到大众的喜爱。

在炎热的天气下，顾客可以前来阿宗芋冰城享受古早味的剉冰。剉冰的食材都是可以让顾客挑选哦！此外，本家还有售卖花生捲冰淇淋，以春卷外皮再包上花生糖，加上两球三色冰淇淋，是大众的喜爱。那么好吃的甜品，你有能怎么能错过呢？

糖葱

糖葱

糖葱是台湾著名的点心。糖葱的外表很独特，它拥有葱的形状。糖葱从日据时代就发明了。它是50年的农业时代的甜点。据说，当日本统治台湾的时代，日本人不让人民吃蔗。于是，在日本人的管制下，台湾蔗糖要带进日本。所以，以前的人民是没有零嘴。

于是，人民只好把糖和水混合起来煮熟来吃。以前的人民把甘蔗煮成糖，糖煮成焦糖，煮到180度就开始拉，待冷却后就可以吃。制造糖葱的主要材料是来至于甘蔗糖。以先把糖和水煮成糖浆，然后把糖浆倒进装有冷水的锅里，让它凝固成糖膏。再把两支木棍交叉，反复的把糖膏重复拉扯。糖膏拉的时候至少有80到90度，所以要经过不断的练习才可以把糖拉的细细的。拉糖的过程中让糖内充满空气，把糖变成细管状，待冷却就可以吃了。糖葱的味道带甜，且不腻。

除此之外，店内还有售卖麦芽糖和金桔茶。喜欢吃甜点的朋友不妨可以到坐落在新北市三峡区民权街78号的糖葱点试试哦！

  

tea soap 茶山房事业有限公司

Next, we went to visit a shop that selling a various type of soap. The name of the shop known as " 茶山房事业有限公司”. This shop has been operated about six years,from 2007 till 2012. The product that sell in this shop all is come from natural material and is free from pollution. The owner told us some of the special feature about their products. The owner has informed us that their product is all from  handmade soap and their soap can be floated into the water. This is different with other shop that use the chemical material to make the soap and mostly the soap will be immersed into the water. Apart from our interview, we get to know the history of the soap business and we can try the different flavour of the soap. The first introduction of the soap is the green tea shop. This is the first and origin of the soap business. The green tea soap is the best seller. The green tea soap is mainly made from the Bi Luo Chun green tea. The Bi Luo Chun green tea contains rich catechin, polybasic carbolic acid and antioxidants that believe can reduce the excess oil secretion in our skin.

                                                              The green tea extract.

                                                             Various type of handmade soap.

 

       The special thing of the soap is it can be floated on the water! wow, is really amazing!

The tea soap  has offered a place for the customer to test various flavor of  the soap:

I get the opportunity to test the soap.

Wulai and Gugong musuem

Time has passed fast. It's already came to our off day. We had spent our off day visited to the Wulai and Gugong musuem. In the first day, we spent our time in Wulai. Once we arrived to the Wulai, we planned to get into a hot spring. We had chosen the Japanese style  indoor hot spring. The Japanese hot spring cost for 300yuan, unlimited time. Due to the reason of raining in outside, we trapped inside the hot spring. We spent more time in the hot spring,while wait for the rain stop.

Finally, the rain has stopped. This time, we felt hungry after a hot spring. So, we decided to get our lunch in the Wulai Old Street. Along the Wulai Old Street, I realize that the small mochi and the millet are the popular foods in Wulai. We stopped in one of the restaurant to take our lunch. We has ordered bamboo rice, fried fish and a plate of vegetables.

The yummy bamboo rice~

 

                                                          The crispy fried fish...Nice...

We can enjoyed our meal while watching to the outside scene around the Wulai. Next, we walked around the Wulai. We felt the fresh air towards us. After 20 minutes of walk, we can seen the beautiful nature of the waterfall in our left side. I stand at the road and look upwards, i can seen the Gondola park. Due to the weather is not good,we cancel the plan to take the Gondola. We take picture around the area of  the waterfall.

Our plan for the second off day is Gugong Musuem. We start the trip on afternoon. We first take our lunch nearby the MRT Jingan Station. We take steamboat as our lunch. After, we approaching to the Gugong Musuem. Once i stepped in front of the building, i felt the grand of the musuem. we get inside the exhibition centre and i discovered that the art inside the Gugong is beautiful!

Our next stop is the Shilin night market.We decided to take our dinner in the night market. It's come to the end of the trips for these two days off.

Typhoon !

Typhoon is heading to Taiwan ! The typhoon already hit to the East part of Taiwan. The typhoon warning has been issued on the 31 July till today 2nd August.( http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7/index.htm). Therefore, these few days we are stayed in the home. The weather in my area, New Taipei City is heavy rain and strong wind. The raining day predict will be continued in these few days. This is the first time i experience with the typhoon. The typhoon is one of the challenge that i need to face with it along i stayed in Taiwan.The weather here start to change to cold. 

                                                               The outside is wet.                                     

      

                                               Seem that the weather is getting worst.

Before the typhoon heading to my area, my partner and I frequent shop in Carrefour to get some of foods. We brought foods to store in home. These few days we will stay in home. We always update the weather of Taiwan. 

                                                        Haha.... this is my foods!

                                         This is my thicker sweater that i use when i feel cool.

      

A great trip in Yilan

Come to our off day! Today we had planned to travel in Yilan. The journey from the New Taipei City to Yilan took approximately 3 hours. We spent 2 days 1 night in Yilan.

We start our journey sharp at 8.30am and we arrived in Yilan at about 11am. We plan to have a light food. We stopped at the store of selling the Chinese traditional buns. We ordered 3 plates of spicy traditional buns. I taste the bun with a cup of milk tea. The Chinese traditional buns taste good. The Chinese traditional buns filled with the mix of the meat and vegetable.

                                            The looks of traditional buns attractive!

We continue our journey. We approaching to the Tai Ping mountain. On the way to the Tai Ping mountain, I felt a bit of faint. This is due to the road approached to the Tai Ping mountain is steep and curve. Perhaps, i just close my eye and sleep inside the car while waiting to reach the mountain. We stopped at the visitor centre to get some of the travel information,as well as take a small rest. At the same time, i get out my camera to capture the beautiful scene of the mountain.

                                                    The greenery mountain!

             
                                                    The fresher air from the mountain.

                                                             Discussing...........

Finally, we reached Tai Ping mountain! Once we stand in Tai Ping mountain, the cool air is toward us. I started to feel cool~Each of us is busy to get out the camera and keep on capture the beautiful scene of the mountain.

                                               The mountains were shrouded in mist.

Next, we started to hike the Tai Ping mountain. From the hill, we seen the Turtle Island !

                                                                Can you see it?


From the hill of the mountain:=)

                          

After spent 2 hours in the mountain, our plan is to get some of the snack near the mountain area.

   

                                The place of the convenience shop where we get the small snack.

At this time, the mountain surrounded with the mist~

                              The temperature fall just to17 degree celcius! Wow,is really cool !

Then, we started to leave the mountain. The last destination is night market. We get our dinner in the night market. We had tried the popular dessert :

After the night market, it come to the end of the day. We check in and spent a night in the hostel. I had a most enjoyable trip!

                           

李梅树纪念馆（Li Mei Shu Memorial Gallery)

李梅树纪念馆（Li Mei Shu Memorial Gallery)

李梅树纪念馆位于新北市三峡区中华路43巷10号。这家纪念馆成立于1990，原名为“劉 清 港 醫 師 李 梅 樹 教 授 昆 仲 紀 念 館”。纪念馆的成立是为了纪念李梅树的艺术作品。李梅树是一名著名的艺术家。 李梅树出生于1902年。自小，李梅树对绘画和音乐非常有兴趣。热爱艺术的李梅树也投入了艺术教育。在她升学之路，李梅树不断的研究画艺，进修不同画艺。李梅树对艺术有一定的严格需求。她坚持信念踏入美术的路线，把台湾的艺术发扬光大。

三峡祖师庙的重建设计概念是出自于李梅树教授。李 梅 樹 于1935年至1958年在三峡街庄协议员。三峡祖师庙的雕饰是李梅树教授绘画艺术风格。三峡祖师庙的石雕，石柱， 雕刻都是自于李梅树教授。数十年如一日，李梅树不是抽空到庙里督工。李梅树把祖师庙的每一个部分都设计得非常的精细。因为李梅树当年对艺术的坚持，才能把祖师庙的建筑变得更坚固。

李梅树生前画了很多作品。她的作品可分为书作作品，书信作品，照片集锦，和文物作品。李梅树纪念馆里也展示了李梅树生前的作品，包括了书信文件，画具和画稿等等。纪念馆的陈列摆设得整齐，以便能让参观者能够体验到艺术家-李梅树教授创作生涯。李梅树一生是台湾美术化的缩影。