Yilan Xiaotiantian Harvest Festival: Step into the Rice Fields and Feel the Joy of Harvest

We tended the rice babies by hand, keeping them tall and strong.

And today the rice at Xiaotiantian has ripened, and it is about to be harvested!

Let us celebrate the joy of the harvest together!

Come join Xiaotiantian's harvest festival! \(*mouth*)/

Time: 7/21 (Sat), 9:30 in the morning to 5 in the evening

Location: Xiaotiantian, Shengou Village, Yuanshan, Yilan

Schedule:

0930 Worship and give thanks for the care of the Three Officials
1000 Begin harvesting the rice
1300 Eat the rice-harvest meal
1400 Rest and chat
1430 Thresh the grain and tie the rice straw
1530 Rice-straw weaving workshop
1630 Games by the field
1700 Get ready to head home

Fee: 300 yuan (includes a souvenir, tool fee and meal fee); you can sign up on site.

Notes: Summer is hot, so please bring sun protection (hat, sleeves, etc.), as well as a water bottle, insect repellent and other equipment. (Or personal items such as long pants, rain boots, and light change of clothes.)

How to get there:

1. You can drive there yourself; Xiaotiantian is directly behind the Sanguan Temple in Shengou Village, Yuanshan Township. Map: http://ppt.cc/~Eld

2. Take Kamalan Bus or Capital Bus to the Yilan Transfer Station, then board bus No. 1786 (Yilan - Shengou - Neicheng) at the bus stop on Linsen Road outside the transfer station. There is one bus departing from the transfer station at 8:50 and another at 10:00. Please get off at Shengou Long stop, and it is a five-minute walk to arrive.
For bus times, please refer to http://www.kingbus.com.tw/down2.php?li_code=4U030339

3. Take the train to Yilan Railway Station; after exiting the front exit, you can also board bus No. 1786 at the bus stop directly ahead. Because Yilan is hosting the International Children's Folklore & Folkgame Festival, buses to Yilan are very prone to traffic jams, so it is recommended to book tickets early, or switch to taking the train to be safer.

Contact: Jiang Binglun 0919026705 ([email protected])

p.s. Because rice harvesting is time-sensitive, we will first harvest most of the rice. On 7/15 there was already the first wave of mechanical rice harvesting and grain-drying activities. Please pay close attention to Xiaotiantian's FB!

Yilan Xiaotiantian FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E5%AE%9C%E8%98%AD%E5%B0%8F%E7%94%B0%E7%94%B0/376487592362019
Registration website: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEh4RzZMUHpMLVdBd2VfVUlJeGpiZmc6MQ#gid=0