Won’t you come with me this Saturday
To the Shui Nan Market down the way?
It’s full of interesting things to see
So grab a bag and follow me.
We‘ll see colorful T-shirts for ladies and gents
With slogans in English that don’t all make sense.
Flat slabs of tofu are spread on a table
Beside packaged snacks with a Chinese label.
With slogans in English that don’t all make sense.
Flat slabs of tofu are spread on a table
Beside packaged snacks with a Chinese label.
There are piles of bumpy-skinned chicken parts:
Drumsticks, livers, wings, and hearts!
Or how ’bout a net full of squirming frogs?
You can even find cute little outfits for dogs.
Drumsticks, livers, wings, and hearts!
Or how ’bout a net full of squirming frogs?
You can even find cute little outfits for dogs.
There’s the squeaky honk of the guy on his bike
With the cooler of ice cream – buy some if you like!
Mounds of tomatoes, swirled bright red and green,
More types of mangoes than you’ve ever seen,
Mounds of tomatoes, swirled bright red and green,
More types of mangoes than you’ve ever seen,
Shiny long eggplants like purple snakes,
Stacks of sticky red bean suncakes.
We can munch free samples of salty fried fish,
Or slivers of squid from a shallow dish.
Stacks of sticky red bean suncakes.
We can munch free samples of salty fried fish,
Or slivers of squid from a shallow dish.
Corn on the cob’s being boiled in vats;
Fresh garlic sits piled in heaps on big mats.
There are earrings in black velvet cases displayed
Beside smooth round bangles of brown and green jade
Fresh garlic sits piled in heaps on big mats.
There are earrings in black velvet cases displayed
Beside smooth round bangles of brown and green jade
Cartoon-shaped pancakes are sold on a stick –
Which Spongebob character will you pick?
There are so many choices and so much to see
So when are you coming to Shui Nan with me?
There are so many choices and so much to see
So when are you coming to Shui Nan with me?
It’s officially the Year of the Tiger now. Here are a few pictures taken in the Shui Nan Market and a local park right before the new year (though because it’s been rainy for most of the last week or so, I didn’t get as many as usual).
A mini parade down one of the main streets of the market. The people were handing out flyers (in Chinese) for something or other, and candy to the kids.
Decorations for sale.
Tasty holiday snacks. Most of these were made of various nuts and seeds in a sticky nougat bar.
Hand painted paper lanterns on display in the park.
The Year of the Ox is upon us, and oxen (in various forms) are everywhere in Taiwan. I took these pictures at the Shui Nan Market the Saturday before Chinese New Year.
Decorations (mostly red and gold and cow-themed) are for sale or on display everywhere. Even fruit (designed to be given as gifts) comes with bows and ribbons this time of year!
Tasty snacks are one of the most fun aspects of the season!
