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!

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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.

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Summer "International" Camp at Toucheng Leisure Farm

We had an International spirit this summer season! Children from different countries like England, Malaysia and Japan joined the 2011 Summer Camp activities.

Every year at the Farm, children from all over Taiwan come to breathe fresh air; eat fresh food; watch the fireflies at night or catch butterflies, bugs during the day; or do other interesting experiences.

Summer is incomplete without a dip at the spring water during the river trekking activities complete with all the necessary gears to guarantee everyone's safety.

This year, children from other countries joined the group and enjoyed as well all the activities planned especially for the campers.

Where do you think these children came from? Guess!

Japan - Land of the rising sun!

We are looking forward to another summer next year. Hoping we'll have more children from different countries joining.

Have a mid-summer vacation dream vacation at Toucheng Leisure Farm!

See you then!

Yah Chun Com. Ltd. Employer & Employees

Thirty employees of Yah CHun Company Ltd., (and their employer's family) with their foreign workers spent 2 days and one night at Toucheng Leisure Farm.


Here is the record of photos taken while they toured around the Farm.




With the group was a Filipino, Nena and her Taiwanese husband.

This is the Filipino group at the vegetable and fruit orchard.

This is the Indonesian group also at the fruit orchard picking (and climbing the wax apple tree)!

How about a pose in front of the mud hut! (You can check our photo album for more photos).

Toucheng Leisure Farm can cater to your vacation needs all through the four seasons. Accommodations are available to those who would like to spend a few days or week.

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

AmKor Group at Toucheng Farm

Take a look at this photo, the AMKOR Group, in front of the mud hut at Toucheng Farm.




With them was an American couple, Kevin and his wife Tania. Their son Chase and cute Amber their daughter. Here they are at the rice paddies area.

We had a tour around the Farm and look at Chase as he posed for the camera in different places.

Here's the cute Amber enjoying herself while feeding the goats or playing with Daddy.

We invite you to visit Toucheng Leisure Farm when you are free. You'll never regret it!

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

Magic English House - Taipei County

The Magic English House, an English Cram School located in Taipei County, is owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Steve Chase.

Mr. Chase himself brought eight of his students to stay at Toucheng Farm for three days and 2 nights.

Photos below were taken during their stay at the Farm.

Look how happy they are cheering as the sky lantern flies up the skies.

Chasing small fishes and cooling oneself along the riverside this summer is unforgettable.

We also made traps for bugs and insects and we can tell you more about that next time!

We are busy printing leaves on our T-shirts!

Feeding the goats is fun, too!

We have a truck load of stories to tell, just visit Toucheng Leisure Farm when you are free and you will understand what we are talking about!

We have so many photos published, click our photo album and you will see us there!

Toucheng Leisure Farm"s website is: http://www.tcfarm.com.tw/

The bamboo longhorn beetle

A particular visitor came to Toucheng Leisure Farm these days and may stay longer. It's understandable because this beetle prefer bamboo than any other wood. The Farm has a vast bamboo forest!

The bamboo longhorn beetle (Chlorophorus annularis). It is also called "bamboo tiger" because of its stripes and color.

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They will lay eggs and soon you'll find them at Toucheng Leisure Farm at your next visit.

When are you coming?

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Canberra Secondary School of Singapore

Teachers and students from Singapore stayed at Toucheng Leisure Farm last Wednesday and Thursday (June 1- 2). They are all 9Th grade students of the school and four Teachers accompanied them.


They had a busy schedule at the Farm. Here are some pictures I took to record the activities they all participated.


Here they are at the kilning area. After our Farm's Tour guide explained and demonstrated how to build a kiln, everyone got busy holding a clay with one's bare hand and face the challenge! - few were successful, but every one got the prize! - delicious, hot, orange, cooked sweet potato was served! Ask them how it taste!

The corn field is ready for harvest. Even under the rain, we went to gather some. It's fun balancing the red umbrella and holding the collected corn on the cob!

For dinner they had BBQ. Look they're busy eating or grilling: pork, chicken, fish anyone? Salad and fruits are also available for everybody. All you can eat!

The night activities ended with a DIY making of the sky lantern. Then lighted outside the square, and released. After then firecrackers was heard to every one's amusement!

After breakfast the next day, printing T-shirt DIY using leaves and colorful dyes was the last activity.

Here are some of their creations! Any comments?

Other photos are published at our photo album. It's just a click away!

Photos were uploaded at the photo album. Just click it, and you'll have Flickr on ! Sorry for the delay.

You, too can enjoy all these at Toucheng Leisure Farm.

What are you waiting for?

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The Tung tree and blossoms at Toucheng Leisure Farm

The Tung tree (or Aluerites fordii hemsi) is a deciduous tree which can grow up to 20 meters high and blooms beautifully.



Take a look at this flowers, they are so attractive but do you know that its seeds are the source of the tung oil which is very useful to man?



Tung oil is used for making paint, varnish, wood finish or coating of paper umbrellas.

This tree is closely related to the Hakka, a group of ethnic people in Taiwan. They are heavily involved in the Tung-tree business and adopted this tree and flower as a symbol of their culture.

They even have a Tung Bloosom Festival celebrated during the blooming season of the tree and its attractive blossoms.

Here at Toucheng Leisure Farm, we have a single tree standing near the Farm animals area, growing tall and blooming attractively.

It blooms beautifully but speedily! Which means you have to see it now or next year!

If you miss the sight this year, come again next year' s blooming season.

Toucheng Leisure Farm has so much to see and enjoy.

Come and see it for yourself!




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