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Qing
Jing Farm Weekend
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Jing Farm is located in Central Taiwan, not far from Puli. Set
in the mountains, this area has been developed more and more
into a resort area that has European style hotels and recreational
farm activities. The weekend went by fast, but the memories
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| Hotels |
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The
Ming Ching Hotel, where we stayed
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Yes,
this way to our hotel...
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The
luxurious Shangrila, next door to us
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An
older building at the Shangrila, with beauty in front
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Another
older building in the Shangrila
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Alas,
the Shangrila
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Very
nice place, which highlights its ties to Swedish culture
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A
Scandanvian-looking hotel overlooking the valley
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Tower
with swing on top, looking out onto the valley
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Close
up of the tower
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The
view from our the deck of our room, piaoliang!
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Another
view, with Emerald Lake below
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| Jackie
n' Chris |
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Jackie
on the hotel deck
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Chris
on the hotel deck
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Chris
on the patio of our room, with Guilin tourist shirt
of course
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Jackie
at the cafe where we ate
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Steps
leading up to a small farmhouse
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| The
Sheep Farm |
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The
center of attention
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The
crowd anxiously awaits the main event
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The
dog is given the go-ahead to round up the critters
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The
stars of the day are paraded through the crowd
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The
owner sends the dog up the mountain to 'bring 'em on
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Like
an avalanche, they come in a runnin'
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Here
they come!
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They're
heading right for us!!
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Sorry,
bo-peep, your number is up!
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The
owners, a New Zealander and his Taiwanese wife, start
the show
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And
they bring a member of the audience up...hey, they aren't
gonna...I mean there are children in the audience! What
is this? Bangkok?
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Oh...okay...I
knew that was what they were going to have the guy do.
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Let
the shearing begin!
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Qing
Jing sweaters will soon be available for purchase, folks.
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And
the other sheep knelt down in awe when they saw their
comrade de-wooled.
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And
then, they are free to go back to their fields...looks
like the one in the back was sheared earlier.
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And
now being big stars, they sheep go out to mingle, sign
some autographs and get some yummy peanuts.
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Yet,
we ask ourselves: will this one be next?
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Or
will they diversify into the leather boot industry?
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| Yunnan
Descendent Community |
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Squeezing
myself in between two characters on a mural at the gate
to the commmunity
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Small
pavilion overlooking the valley
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From
another angle
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And
another
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Statue
of Chiang Kai-shek, who their ancestors fought for
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Overlooking
the valley
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Beautiful
views...yes, alot like Yunnan in fact
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| European
Garden |
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A
flower amongst the flowers
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A
slice of Europe in Taiwan
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In
the courtyard
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Interesting
bungalows that people can actually stay in
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The
entertainment that goes with the bungalows is free
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Beautiful
setting on a hill
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Yes,
true camping in the wilderness outdoors...nothing like
being alone
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Well
maintained garden
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Jackie
is in the waterfall actually
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Feed
the ducks
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and
the fish
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A
beautiful fountain in front of a storybook-like house
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The
fountain
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Think
I saw one of these houses in the Hobbit
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| Miscellaneous
views |
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Above
the clouds
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Looking
out into the cloudy valley from the Activity Center,
home of the highest Starbucks and 7-11 in Taiwan
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A
foggy, eerie walk back at dusk to our hotel
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Jackie
looking out into the valley
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Stairs
in clear weather...
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...and
during the evening when the clouds rolled in
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And
the last one: the valley again
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