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celebrations still mean barbecue, hot pot, pork
blood rice, and banana rice. The most frequently
visited places include not only Fenglin ’ s TGC,
Guangfu’s PX Mart, and Ruisui’ s 7-Eleven, but also
wild streams, riverbanks, work sheds, and relatives’
homes. Life swings between the two ends of the
circle—but its center remains anchored, as steady
as the mountains.
“ Four hundred years after migrating east, still
holding fast to the lessons of the forest.”
If the giant’s view sees only mountains, it is the
mountain people who give those forests names,
taboos, and firelight. Wanrong Township is a place
where life can be lived most comfortably—and also
most wholeheartedly.
so many rivers here, what do people do by the
water? ”
Every major river was named — Wanli, Qingshui,
Zh i yagan , Hongye , Ma l angou — a l ong w i t h
barbecuing, drinking, bathing, swimming, strolling,
catching shrimp, fishing … until someone wrote:
“Jumping into the river holding firecrackers. ”
Mu Hua quickly scanned the answers for “ One
sentence to represent Wanrong ” and seized one:
“ Alright— I’ m placing that under: Daring to
challenge, rising youth power, starting from zero,
creating by ourselves!”
Other answers appeared:
“Footprints shaped by stories, stories spoken through
footprints.”
“A township automatically skipped on the map. ”
As one of Taiwan’s mountain townships, geography
shapes the radius of life here, touching both forests
and convenient towns. Facing ancestral teachings
and modern society, Wanrong ’ s people are like
camphor trees and parasol leaf trees: competing,
intertwining, and merging.
Even if the winter solstice calls for tangyuan,
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