Doors to Diplomacy Participants

New Taipei Municipal Jin-Shan High School (2012 CyberFair Project ID 7327)
Taiwan, Taiwan, New Taipei City
Official Status: Incomplete: under Development
Teacher:
Category: 4. Local Specialties

We estimate 8 student(s) from 16 to 17 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: Jinshan township is located at the east-north corner of Taiwan, with the hills behind and facing the sea next to the pacific ocean and Taiwan strait, and used to be named “Jinbaoli” in aboriginal language. It was cultivated by Pingpu tribe, some Hokken Zhangjou and Quienjou resident immigrated during the late Qing Dynasty. Because of surrounded by hills of 3 directions, in the colonization time, Japanese renamed Jinbaoli as Jinshan.(Jin means Gold & Shan means hills) When the colonization ended, the name of Jinshan kept as a township. There is a temple for memorizing sage king of Zhangjou at the west of Jinsan historical street in Jinshan to manifest the ancestry of Jingshan residents are from Zhangjou, the buildings are nearly remodeled along the street, only few are remained the historical appearance. Tsuhu temple is the place for worshiping Mazu (Saint Mother), the religious center. Since full of miracle legend, it is always crowed with believers. There is another temple at the end of street named Kuanan temple, in front of the temple, is a market full of local cuisine, the most popular one is the duck booth, approximately 10 building of the neighbors are rented to contain the rushing customers especially in holiday, in spite of the traffic jam people come and insist to fulfill the desire of taste.

Project Description: Ayu Grandma was born as the name of Kuolinyu in Jinshan Sanjetan district and moved to Yeliu for marriage reason. In the agricultural era without factory employment opportunity, as a kid in poor family, Ayu worked with her mother in the traditional bakery and learned how to produce the rice crispy. Ayu Ma Lau was a small bakery on Jinsan historical street, early in the age, they only produced long type of peanuts and white sesame flavors but when they became aware of the different type from south of Taiwan, they started to produce ball type company with the original long type, the ending of the revolution is to reserve the popular ball type. Ayu knows the importance of innovation very well, she transformed the shape of Ma Lau to be smaller ball for easily bite and promoted Ma Lau as a daily snack besides Chinese New Year and ritual as well she developed several creative flavors to be one of the traits in Jinshan district. The snack also well packed as a well known souvenir.

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