Winter melon tea 冬瓜茶

真才實料，有冬瓜肉的冬瓜茶！！
This is winter melon and sugar after about eight hours of cooking and stirring. No water has been added, this is all melon juice. Winter melon tea 冬瓜茶 is a popular drink, especially in the south and in the summer because of its cooling effects. Usually it is quite sweet, and contrary to the name, there is no tea in it.

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The second time we were there, one of our PD's was with us and one of the women from the shop recognized him. It turns out the woman is an old colleague and this is her family's business. What a small world! This cute little boy here that's radiating sunshine is her son.

Canon Kiss X3
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Yuejin Harbor Light Festival 月津港燈節

It must be beautiful after the sun goes down and the lanterns light up.

This is Yuejin Harbor in Yanshui, Tainan. It was this harbor that made the area very prosperous at one point. Perhaps this waterfront view will make it a popular tourist destination and revive the local economy.

Yanshui's Beehive Rockets 鹽水蜂炮

Guess how many rockets are here at this single station?

Hundreds of thousands.

Over the entire festival, millions of bottle rockets are fired.

一個炮城就好幾十萬發蜂炮

一整個活動下來，總共有好幾百萬發蜂炮點燃

video from my helmet cam

http://youtu.be/Nt-LqMeSpzs

My left thigh two days after the festival. Same leg that got hit at the Chen Yunlin protest years ago. Welts and bruises are OK. I'm glad I still have my eyes and can see out of them.

More on the origin of the festival later.

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