2009年12月26日 星期六

Podking Restaurant

Podking Restaurant is famous in Taichung. The first store is opened in 忠孝night market in 1991, and the shop keeper, Mr. Chen, worked very hard and he soon discovered a new flavor that guests liked a lot. Therefore, it became well-known and it opened many branches in a short time
Its soup is made of many Chinese herbal medicines and it is warm and suitable especially in winter. Besides, its spice is unique, spicy but not greasy so that lots of people will taste it because of its special soup and sauce.
Though it is famous for spicy soup, there is another soup you can choose if you don’t like spice. The degree of spice is divided into three levels; usually I can eat the third level. The first level is the most spice, and I haven’t challenged it yet. There are various kinds of ingredients you can choose and they are fresh and delicious. Many people are willing to wait in line in order to taste it.
Hot pots are everywhere but it is not easy to become well-known. Podking Restaurant is successful to catch people’s eyes and stomachs.

2009年12月18日 星期五

ChungHsing Lake

There are lots of famous shopping districts in Taichung and people’s first impression toward Taichung City is its various foods and products. However, there are also some nature sceneries such as Taichung Metropolitan Park, 大坑 mountain, and so on. And here is a green place in downtown so that many people will do exercise or have a picnic here; it is ChungHsing University.
Located in southern Taichung, it is like a green diamond, because there are many buildings around it and it’s the only place people can do outdoor activities in southern part of Taichung. The measure of area is fifty- three hectares and you can see trees all over the campus. There is a forest called the Dark Forest; every morning people will do exercise and I think they can absorb much phytoncide while exercising. Whenever I pass by, they are full of energy; I think they must treasure that they have a place to exercise.
In addition, ChungHsing is famous for the lake. It is special- designed; the shape of main lake is like China and tow small lakes stand for Taiwan and 海南 Island. Not only students but also people from the neighborhood will have a picnic or enjoy the sunshine and little children will have excursions here. Since the campus is large, it is suitable for people to take a walk.
Also, lots of people will take photos because the beautiful scenery; it is a great place for city people to relax.

2009年12月12日 星期六

Yizhong Street

Yizhong Street is one of the important shopping centers in Taichung. It is named after Taichung First Senior High. Because of near school, products there are cheap and I often can have a good bargain. Besides Taichung First Senior High, there are also other schools like 中技and 台體; therefore, students will stop by with their friends so that it will become bustling in the afternoon. There are almost all kinds of stores, thus, I can hang around there whole day. Also, traffic is convenient and it is not far from our school so that it is the first shopping center that I visited in Taichung.

There are many tiny lanes but once you visit, you will be surprised and find many treasures. Since there are a lot of delicious foods and special products, I would like to introduce something. Yizhong fried chicken is famous in Taiwan and it is originated from Yizhong Street. Not only students but also adults like it very much. In addition, usually you have to wait in line for 5-10 minutes. Hence, next time if you want to try, you can go there early in order not to wait for a long time.

2009年12月4日 星期五

Chungyo Department Store

The famous department store in Taichung is Chungyo Department Store. The building is large and it combines section A, B, and C; it is one of the large scale department stores in the world. Located in downtown Taichung, it is convenient for people to go there; many office ladies and students would like to stop by after work and school.

The most interesting and specialist are restrooms. They are theme restrooms and each floor has its unique subject. For example, there are subjects like fairy tales, secret gardens, baroque, rococo, pop, and so on. Many people will visit Chungyo just because they want to take a look at its restrooms.