Mei-Nong is one of the Hakka towns which is located on the south of Taiwan. Mei-Nong is rounded by mountains, the landscape in mei-Nong is beautiful. Because there are mountains around, rivers near by, clear lake and fine climate, mei-Nong is always a good place for people to live in. On the agricultural aspect, Mei-Nong is also a good place on growing crop. At the early period of time, after Hakka people moved to Mei-Nong, they lived a agricultural lifestyle. According to the developement of Mei-Nong argiculture, they had various types of agriculture. At the first season, they grew dry crop. The other season grew paddy rice, and one season grew tabacco. And now, because of the society and policy, Mei-Nong agriculture has changed.
Mei-Nong's lamdform is a bowl.
dry crop
paddy rice
Tabacco
At first, because Mei-Nong was located on between river Nantzuhsien and river Laonung, water facility was well developed, irrigation was convenient and the land was fertile. These are reasons why Mei-Nong was so benefit on agriculture. But, began in 1939, Japanese government started to plant tobacco. Under the force authority, Mei-Nong people started to plant a large number of tabacco. Then, Mei-Nong became the biggest producer in Taiwan. And the output reached the top peak in 1970. At that time, 1/4 Taiwan tabacco were come from Mei-Nong. In this period, tabacco was the most important incomes in Mei-Nong. But now, this special figure of Mei-Nong had declined after tabacco monopoly system was canceled. Now, less Hakka people plant tabacco in Me-Nong and process machine was either discard or vanish.
besides the tabacco was the main agriculture of Mei-Nong, there still other important agriculture. for example, rice has been grown in Mei-Nong from the past till now. After tabacco declined, growing rice become refined. Now, Mei-Nong has developed their own brand which represents their special rice, called " Mei-Nong Rice".
My parents are all from Mei-Nong.They had to help their parents do the farmwork after school.My mom's parents grew tabacco in the past,but my dad's parents raised many pigs in Mei-Nong.The landscape in Mei-Nong has changed now,visitors go there for flower viewing or eating rice noodles.
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