Comments on: Candy factory day out http://www.shandinglu.org/blog/candy-factory-day-out Meanderings on living in Southern Taiwan Thu, 27 May 2010 08:28:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Stephen http://www.shandinglu.org/blog/candy-factory-day-out/comment-page-1#comment-46 Stephen Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:10:10 +0000 http://www.shandinglu.org/blog/candy-factory-day-out#comment-46 It was at Jaili about 20km north of Tainan on highway 19. It was the candy festival held in the old Jaili sugar refinery yard. The yard has been converted to a large festival ground. Here is a Google Map of the location. <iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps/mm?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=23.175951,120.177469&spn=52.4378,81.210937&msa=0&msid=117621198227957224384.00044793fd02cd7686a58&output=embed&s=AARTsJqhOnuFFMc5V188tuTmYz9GXdSfmw"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps/mm?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=23.175951,120.177469&spn=52.4378,81.210937&msa=0&msid=117621198227957224384.00044793fd02cd7686a58&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left" rel="nofollow">View Larger Map</a></small> And because I can't make it zoom to the exact location, <a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps/mm?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=23.101523,120.179443&spn=0.214422,0.31723&z=12&msa=0&msid=117621198227957224384.00044793fd02cd7686a58" rel="nofollow">the Google Maps link</a> It was at Jaili about 20km north of Tainan on highway 19.
It was the candy festival held in the old Jaili sugar refinery yard. The yard has been converted to a large festival ground.
Here is a Google Map of the location.


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And because I can’t make it zoom to the exact location, the Google Maps link

]]> By: John http://www.shandinglu.org/blog/candy-factory-day-out/comment-page-1#comment-45 John Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:11:59 +0000 http://www.shandinglu.org/blog/candy-factory-day-out#comment-45 Hey, I was wondering where the candy factory was. I live in Tainan but haven't been there or heard of it before. Please do tell! Hey, I was wondering where the candy factory was. I live in Tainan but haven’t been there or heard of it before. Please do tell!

]]> By: TheNHBushman.com | Bushman’s Picks, February 17, 2008 http://www.shandinglu.org/blog/candy-factory-day-out/comment-page-1#comment-24 TheNHBushman.com | Bushman’s Picks, February 17, 2008 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:05:28 +0000 http://www.shandinglu.org/blog/candy-factory-day-out#comment-24 [...] took the family out for Chinese New Year, and he got some great shots of the Candy Factory/YoYo TV/New Year exhibition in Tainan. Looks like a great [...] [...] took the family out for Chinese New Year, and he got some great shots of the Candy Factory/YoYo TV/New Year exhibition in Tainan. Looks like a great [...]

]]> By: Stephen http://www.shandinglu.org/blog/candy-factory-day-out/comment-page-1#comment-23 Stephen Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:53:05 +0000 http://www.shandinglu.org/blog/candy-factory-day-out#comment-23 Joel, The venue was an old sugar cane yard and the exhibitions were in old sugar store houses. The statue does look a bit like Chen Shui-bien. You know <a href="http://a-gu.blogspot.com/2006/12/taiwan-election-in-international-media.html" rel="nofollow">Tainan is a deep green DPP strong-hold</a>. I guess they are unlikely to make a statue of a sugar cane vendor look like Ma Ying-jeou. Joel,
The venue was an old sugar cane yard and the exhibitions were in old sugar store houses. The statue does look a bit like Chen Shui-bien. You know Tainan is a deep green DPP strong-hold. I guess they are unlikely to make a statue of a sugar cane vendor look like Ma Ying-jeou.

]]> By: Joel http://www.shandinglu.org/blog/candy-factory-day-out/comment-page-1#comment-22 Joel Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:49:38 +0000 http://www.shandinglu.org/blog/candy-factory-day-out#comment-22 Nice collection of photos of your day out. Did anyone O.D. on candy? Any free candy worth eating? And what were those statues by the portapots? One looks like Chen Shui-bien. Made out of chocolate? Joel Nice collection of photos of your day out. Did anyone O.D. on candy? Any free candy worth eating? And what were those statues by the portapots? One looks like Chen Shui-bien. Made out of chocolate?

Joel

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