Gongliao Water Terraces Hehe Mini Tour: Getting to Know the Many Uses of Wild Grasses
From winter to spring, as mountain mist rises and fades, the weather gradually warms again. While the wild grasses are at their tenderest, farmers gather Japanese pearlwort (Hypericum japonicum), water willow (Justicia procumbens), and fleabane (Conyza canadensis) to make blended herbal teas, or pick black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) and houttuynia (Houttuynia cordata) for cooking, filling the gap between abundance and scarcity as the seasons change. This year the cold snap came late, and the mountain village of Gongliao is a bit colder still. The belated sensory feast of wild flowers and grasses is being offered exclusively to friends on this small tour. We invite you to stroll through the gradually warming Gongliao water terraces, chat with farmers about the hundred crafts of wild grasses, and taste herbal teas and dishes made from various blended recipes.(To give both families with children and adults a full experience, "Hehe Small Tour: The Hundred Crafts of Wild Grasses" is divided into two activity sessions: 4/28 (Fri) for adults, 5/6 (Sat) for families with children; you may register according to your needs)
[Activity Participants]The activity is open to: families with children from third grade of elementary school and above, and the general adult public from senior high or vocational school and above, divided into 2 sessions for families and adults. Please be sure to note this when registering, 20 people per session, until full.
[Activity Fee]The activity fee is 900 yuan per person; "Hehe Production Team" partners enjoy a 100 yuan discount each when bringing 1 companion. The fee includes: seasonal Hehe flavor meal, course design fee, part of the instructor fee, field experience and DIY materials, site maintenance and conservation, administrative management costs, and business income tax, etc. Invoices will be issued on site. Transportation costs and part of the instructor fee are subsidized by an Environmental Protection Administration project; please cherish this as activity participants.
[Notes]
1. The instructor group includes the Climbing Travel of the Human-Ecosystem Environment Ethics Development Foundation and members of the Hehe Production Team. We need participants who are willing to learn actively by getting close to the land. Our purpose is environmental conservation and local cultural heritage, so the activity will be conducted with careful strictness in friendliness toward residents' lives and the environment. During the activity, please cooperate together and follow the guidelines of the leaders.
2. During the activity, due to weather and the actual conditions of farming, there may be differences from participants' expectations. Please be sure to relay this to accompanying partners after receiving the pre-trip notice, ensuring that each of you prepares fully according to the pre-trip notice and understands the goals of the activity.
3. During the activity, in cooperation with (1) conservation and industry program promotion, and (2) implementation of the Environmental Protection Administration subsidy case, images will be filmed. Please be sure that both you and your accompanying partners can accept and agree before deciding to participate. We will guarantee your usage rights limited to the aforementioned promotional purposes.
[Registration Method]Open from 12:00 noon on 106/3/31 (Fri)"Click me for online registration":
1. When you successfully submit your registration, you will receive a confirmation letter; if you do not receive it for a long time, please contact the activity window to confirm;
2. Starting from 4/6 (Thu), we will send out "official and waitlist notification" one after another. Within 3 days after receiving the "official and waitlist notification", please complete the payment procedure according to the steps in the letter. (Those who fail to complete the remittance procedure within the deadline will be deemed to have given up their place, and replacements will be made in order until full.
3. After completing registration and payment, we will send a "pre-trip notice" 7 days before the activity day. If you need to cancel or process a refund, please inform us at least 7 days before the activity day (inclusive). Refunds will deduct a 50 yuan administrative handling fee; for cancellations within 6 days for any reason, since ingredients and materials have already been purchased, no refund will be given. (Refunds will be remitted before the 15th of the month following the activity day.)
4. If you need to transfer your place to another person, please process the information change at least 3 days before the activity to facilitate insurance processing.
5. In case of force majeure such as natural disasters, typhoons, heavy rain, or earthquakes, the organizer will adjust the content according to the situation. If canceled or postponed for any reason, notice will be given no later than 12:00 noon 1 day before the activity; if you cannot cooperate with the postponement, we will refund the full amount.
If you need to understand matters not covered in the brochure, please contact the Human-Ecosystem Environment Ethics Development Foundation
E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 0966-685725 / (03)969-9212.
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