Changhua County Magistrate Wei Ming-ku Promotes Local Agricultural Products at the "Huatan Township Bamboo Shoot Festival"

The "2017 Huatan Township Bamboo Shoot Festival - Fragrant Bamboo Shoots, Beautiful Huatan" event, organized by the Huatan Township Office of Changhua County, kicked off lively on the evening of the 27th at the National Liyuan Grand Hotel. Changhua County Magistrate Wei Ming-ku, Huatan Township Chief Li Cheng-chi and others attended. Through the holding of this event, seasonal local agricultural specialty products were promoted, with the hope of raising the profile of Huatan's agricultural specialty products, so as to revitalize the local industry and economy, boost consumption, and increase farmers' income.

Magistrate Wei Ming-ku said that the scale of the Huatan Township Bamboo Shoot Festival has grown larger year by year. This time, the large "bamboo shoot banquet" featured dishes made from locally produced agricultural specialty products. Through the event, not only could well-known Huatan Township agricultural products such as bamboo shoots, jasmine flowers, jasmine tea and Satsuma mandarin be promoted, but tourism in Huatan Township could also be boosted. After joining the event, people could also visit nearby attractions such as Hushanyan and Bagua Kiln, making Huatan Township increasingly well known.

The Huatan Township Office held a series of bamboo shoot festival activities. On the day of the event, there were also green bamboo shoot and ma bamboo shoot appraisal competitions, as well as creative cuisine competitions featuring bamboo shoots and jasmine flowers, along with sales exhibitions of Huatan Township agricultural specialty products and parent-child challenge games. A gourmet feast, the "bamboo shoot banquet," was also introduced, with about 300 tables set up in the evening, using local agricultural specialty products as ingredients to create unique bamboo shoot and jasmine flower dishes. In addition, to liven up the atmosphere, the organizers invited outstanding performers such as Yuan Xiaodi, Jia Zihui, Dong Yujun, Southern Taiwan Girls, Lin Zijuan and Yi Ling to perform, and there was also a lucky draw with abundant prizes on site, attracting large crowds.