Letter 18: A five-day holiday

Because of the Tomb Sweeping Day, last week we had a five-day holiday. On this festival we would visit our ancestors’ and family members’ graves to pay the respects. Some of the Tomb Sweeping Day customs include burning ghost money and presenting food offerings. But I have never gone tomb sweeping, because my mother considered that children don't need to be there.

So this holiday my parents took me to Tamsui Old Street, it's near our school, also on the north of Taipei. The must-try food there is "Ah Gei". It is a tofu stuffed with crystal noodle and sealed with fish paste. It used to be the seafarers' dessert.


Tamsui is also a good place to date, the sunset there is beautiful. Here are some photos I took.

Don't you think the cloud looks like a dragon?

The reason we moved is because the last place we lived is rented house, and the landlord wanted the house back, so we had to move. I'll still study in ZZSH, but the distance to school will be further. I used to live in Banqiao, now I live in Tucheng, ZZSH is near Tamsui.