I'm constantly amazed by the beauty here and the changing landscape. Ching Yuan, Yoshi and I took a drive up to Wood Village, which is located in a beautiful mountain area. The village is known for amazing wood carving, but also has antique shops and other really lovely stores and restaurants. I might compare it to Biltmore Village in Asheville, but way more authentic.
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view from the new gallery in Wood Village |
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Ching Yuan getting information on the layout |
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one of the architects |
We went there for the purpose of checking out a new gallery space that is being built by Mr. Lin, the owner of 2 other galleries and a restaurant in Taipei. Ching Yuan will be like an art consultant, and he is creating a tile installation for the new gallery as well. I think Ching Yuan is the busiest man on the planet. He works like 25 hours a day!
The new gallery space is ambitious and located in the most beautiful spot, with gorgeous views of the foggy mountains. You will have to walk through and around a bamboo garden and ponds just to enter the gallery. There will also be a small restaurant with views of the gardens. I will have to come back to see it completed! Oh well!
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Some of the engineers on the project |
We had lunch at a fantastic little restaurant that looked like a cafe, and you don't actually order your own food. They cook you whatever they have that day, so it's a surprise. It was delicious as always. Since I was the only girl, Mr. Lin always made sure I was served first. Taiwanese are really polite like this all the time.
After lunch we stopped at a great antique shop that had wonderful treasures from all over Asia. I loved the iron teapots that nest inside "stoves" that burn charcoal or wood to heat water for tea. Really I loved everything, and I wanted to move into this place permanently. Another favorite was this ceramic pig, which is my chinese birth year.
Later that evening, we went over to Po Ching and Shin Yu's house for dinner. Po Ching's mom made these incredible bamboo leaf-wrapped rice packets that are stuffed with pork bits, nuts, fruit bits and a bunch of other deliciousness. They are a very common Taiwanese food, and each family makes them a little different. I dream about these. They were so good! Thanks Po Ching's mom!
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