Asides from biking, it is also interesting to join “Rice, Millet and Hunting Fun” arranged by Rice School in Guanshan.
The activity includes learning not just rice and millet, but a hunter’s wisdom. You won’t find it anywhere else, this fun activity is only in Guanshan.
Photo: Guanshan Rice School arranges various tours.
Guanshan Rice School reminds visitors to value farmers, the land and food as well as learn to understand the farming activities during the tour.
The following activities are included in the half-a-day “Rice, Millet and Hunting Fun” tour-
A, the looks of the rice before hulled and how to get a bag of rice with “sincerity”
B, what the indigenous people’s millet looks like and how it feels to husk the rice by feet
C. how to communicate with birds which is a hunter’s basic knowledge, and see how a hunter set up the traps
The rice class will introduce the rice grains and how to pack them and bring a bag of rice home. A row of buckets in Rice School are filled with all kinds of grains, and visitors can touch, feel and bottle them to finish their assignment.
Photo: Bottle the grains
Photo: A row of small bottles filled with rice, brans, brown rice, and rice with germ are available to take home for review.
And learning how to pack and hull before all can bring a bag of Guanshan Rice home. The most interesting is to “voice control” the hulling machine, which is activated by correct passwords.
Photo: Pushing in and pulling out, voila, a bag of rice.
Photo: it has received all kinds of flattering words but only responds to a sentence. Please come and try it yourself!
Photo: after the experiential tour, visitors can bring a bag of rice home!
Millet isn't our daily staple, some may not even know what it looks like. In Kaina Studio, visitors can learn to hull, sift the grains and make the millet mochi.
Photo: Traditional method to hull millets is by feet.
Photo: the millet dumpling and savory pork is the end result.
“Hunting Fun” is led by this Bunun hunter who taught visitors some hunting skills and the hunting culture in an interesting way.
Photo: Panna cotta made by home grown mulberry and citrus. A must try!
Rice School has made the intensive tour informative and interesting so visitors can learn the local’s wisdom in a fun way. It is highly recommended for those haven't experienced it yet.