Nanxi Village (南溪里) in Dongshan lies at the heart of Taiwan’s main longan-producing region. An alley leading into the hills southeast of the village is lined with nearly eighty earthen kilns used to roast longan, part of as many as 770 scattered across the district. The week-long roasting cycle and its accompanying rituals are the subject of an ongoing cultural landscape registration effort by the Tainan City Cultural Affairs Bureau.
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- Agricultural History in Taiwan (台灣農業史)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.