Meet the young dreamers taking root in the countryside
Young people returning to their hometowns and choosing to work the land in their own hometown or adopted second home -- has this already become a trend? But if they go back to their own hometown, what can they rely on for a living, and can they carve out a path using their own expertise? Organic agriculture is not just about farming; it also embodies the idea of being kind to the land; a "backpacker hostel" includes cultural preservation and promotes youth entrepreneurship; a "co-working space" includes revitalizing the old central district and making work friendly to society; "local cultural and creative products" give new life to local culture... And the business models supported by these ideas are also gradually beginning to bring some changes to local areas. And this group of passionate people are truly living out their own path, and they deserve to be seen by everyone.
"Local specialty gifts" are products and services that they have created themselves; they represent their spirit, and through these items they create a medium for communication between people. These seemingly simple products carry many stories and emotions behind them, and every one of them is a good thing you and I cannot miss.
Zhounan Salt Field's "Zhounan Frost Salt"
Taiwan, China's solar salt industry was once flourishing, but with the establishment of the Taiwan Salt refined salt plant and the influence of low-priced imports, salt fields were abandoned one after another. Yet salt is a mineral that everyone needs to take in every day, and people have never carefully savored the taste of salt or come to understand it. Sun-dried salt is different from refined salt; as the seasons change, it presents different flavors. The revived Zhounan Salt Field is a cultural salt field, using the solar salt-making equation of "water," "land," "wind," "light," plus "people making salt," to present the historical depth, local context and everyday life of the Budai salt industry from the perspective of the human body and daily life. And all of this has been expanded further through the dreamer Liu Chih-ying.
These seemingly simple products carry many stories and emotions behind them. Every young person, forging ahead through great hardships, became a leader, and also lets people see that life can in fact be very diverse, and that beautiful things are right beside you, worth savoring and understanding in detail. Take a local specialty gift voucher and head to their base to begin a conversation, deep or light, with these young dreamers. A small local specialty gift will indeed give people a feeling different from before. People are beautiful because of dreams, and dreams make people the most beautiful scenery. This saying is familiar, and applied to them, it fits very well. They keep moving forward for their ideals, inject fresh vitality into local areas, and also carve out a path for themselves.
There are more introductions to local gifts. http://dreamers.localfun.com.tw/
Let us come together to meet the local young dreamers