Text by / MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Department | Photos provided by / Huang Feng
The “2017 Dragon Gold Melon Art Festival” in Zaobridge Township, Miaoli County, kicked off with a bang on June 4th by Longf Lake near the Dashan Interchange. Local small-scale farmers were invited to set up stalls, selling a variety of pumpkins and local agricultural specialties, showcasing the unique charm of Zaobridge. The community also created a approximately 250-meter-long Golden Melon Tunnel by the lake, planting all kinds of uniquely shaped pumpkins, inviting visitors to taste the melons and enjoy the lake view.
The Dragon Gold Melon Art Festival features a roughly 250-meter-long pumpkin tunnel by Longf Lake
The Dragon Gold Melon Art Festival showcases a variety of creatively shaped pumpkins
Zaofu Community in Zaobridge Township is nationally renowned for its pumpkins. Pumpkins are highly nutritious and make for excellent food. Zaofu Community has further demonstrated creativity by using pumpkins to decorate the lakeside walking path and planting various types of melons. Aside from being aesthetically pleasing and providing shade, they also help visitors learn about different kinds of melons such as pumpkins, bottle gourds, and snake gourds, making it a natural agri-education space.
To promote leisure agriculture and revitalize rural areas, the county government organized a delegation to participate in the Shanghai Taiwan Agricultural Products Fair at the end of May this year, actively marketing Miaoli’s quality products and tourism offerings. Miaoli County has already certified 82 rural regeneration communities, which, in partnership with the ten major leisure agriculture areas approved by the Council of Agriculture, are forming regional alliances to create a series of agricultural experience tours tailored for international visitors. These efforts aim to promote Miaoli’s cuisine and local agricultural specialties, allowing visitors to experience the charm of Miaoli, the mountain city.
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