Mid Autumn Festival 2011

The Mid Autumn Festival, also called the Moon Festival is one of the most important feast in the Chinese Calendar.

This year 2011, the feast day fall on Sept. 12 (or the 15Th day of the 8Th month of the Lunar Calendar). It is believed that the moon is at its fullest and roundest.

One famous myth associated with this feast is the story of China's goddess of the Moon Chang O.

She was the wife of Hou Yi, a strong and tyrannical archer who saved the earth by shooting down nine suns.

She drank the elixir of life stolen by her husband from a goddess. After drinking, she floated and flew to the moon. That's where she is up to this day!

It is customary to eat the fruit. pomelo which is as round as the moon on this day. Eating a moon cake while grazing at the moon is another Mid Autumn Festival custom.

A visit at Toucheng Leisure Farm, this day will make your make your festivity celebration complete!

Welcome!

Sky Lantern Activity

One of the most-loved and famous DIY activities at the Farm is the making and lighting of the Sky lantern.

This activity had been enjoyed and impressed thousands since it was introduced at the Farm for many years. Every night after the BBQ dinner, every one awaits that special moments.

But do you know that this activity can cause problems?

There are times when this paper-made lanterns are not pasted well or done hastily. Or the weather is not too cooperative that it failed to fly higher, could fall to the ground and cause fire enough to burn houses. There are also times when it could fly too high parallel to an airplane and cause a plane crash!.

To avoid any accident, the Government banned all activities of flying sky lanterns.

As an obedient organization, Toucheng Leisure Farm has replaced the flying, lighted lantern with a DIY cute, lovely mini lantern.

You have to visit us to "do it yourself"!

Visit our website for more information: www.tcfarm.com.tw/

Rice Paddies, a tranquil sight

Have you ever been to a Farm?

The rice paddies in a Farm is one of the most serene, silent and tranquil site! Here at Toucheng Leisure Farm, this scenery is breathtaking! With its mountain view and green lush background, it is a relaxing and unforgettable experience.

If you take a look at the rice plant , it's full of the golden yellow rice grain ready to be collected.

Autumn is harvest time and the scenery of golden rice grains and the green mountain view will keep your your troubles at bay. Why not visit our Farm and enjoy the scenery?

The numerous scarecrows will give you some reasons to smile, too!

For more information, visit our website : www.tcfarm.com.tw/

Light-Vented Bulbul

A beautiful sight was discovered at Toucheng Leisure Farm lately.




Can you see something in the middle?





Look closer, there you are, three little eggs! And how exquisite the nest were made. That is nature at its best.













After a few weeks new creatures are formed.









Whose eggs are those? Light - vented Bulbul.

Light-vented bulbul are sometimes called the Chinese Bulbul. They are a medium-sized noisy bird.They are a common sight in Taiwan's lowland and mountains, if you are an early riser, you will hear their morning call clear especially on summer dawn.

They usually feed themselves on soft fruits and vegetables, or small insects they caught in the air.

Chinese bulbul commonly breed from March to July, we have a testimony here at Toucheng Leisure Farm.

Come and see it for yourself.

For more information, visit our website: www.tcfarm.com.tw