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    An activity to experience tasting the pineapple cakes and a cup of coffee was held from the 3rd day of June to the 6th day of June. A beautiful encounter, which went from 10 am to 5 pm, was promoted every day for 4 consecutive days at the exhibition center of Nantou County to make people happy. CM Lin spoke during a press conference known as “Picnic Time 2.0 –Carnival for Yummy Pineapple Cake in Nantou” on the 24th day of May and invited people from all over Taiwan to come to Nantou and enjoy the good taste of happiness by eating delicious pineapple cakes and having a cup of fresh coffee.

    To promote the coffee industry in Taiwan and the county industry of level six pineapple cakes, CM Lin wore a baker’s costume during the press conference in particular to play the role of a baker to speak for the campaign. Agriculture and Food Agency Chief Secretary of Council of Agriculture Su Mao-Hsiang and Township Chief Chiu Pu-Sheng of Guoxing Township both arrived and participated in the event. CM Lin also arrived at the site and baked pineapple cakes with other honorable guests in addition to doing the coffee cupping. He announced the activity of “Picnic Time 2.0 –Carnival for Yummy Pineapple Cake in Nantou – an Encounter with the pineapple cakes and coffee” was officially started by holding a happy afternoon tea at leisure.

    CM Lin said Nantou is a vital area for the pineapple production in Taiwan. The pineapple cakes not only attract domestic and China consumer’s attention, but also create a fab craze to buy the cakes. The area to grow coffee beans has been listed in the top 3 production areas in Taiwan as well. The texture and quality of the coffee beans have already exceeded imported beans due to the advanced management and manufacturing found in recent years. They are very popular among the people in Taiwan. To facilitate and increase the visibility of domestic coffee beans and go nation-wide by introducing the industry of pineapple cakes made in Nantou, the county government combines a picnic activity with an activity of coffee cupping held by Agriculture and Food Agency. It can convey its ideas to the people in Taiwan and introduce the living culture of Nantou by featuring an afternoon tea party with promotional campaigns and exhibition sales on site.

    It only costs 99 NT dollars for the public to buy a ticket to the afternoon tea party during the campaign. Anyone can enjoy a premium bonus and get a product that is worth more than 200 NT dollars. The organizer planned to sell 1,000 tickets for the afternoon tea party. Among them, there are 600 tickets opened to book online. Booking time started from 10 am on the 24th day of May to 12 pm on the 1st day of June. Booking website is at: http://goo.gl/forms/LXAEdfz2WQ. Anyone can choose his/her own favorite booth with a ticket to the afternoon tea party. There will also be an assessment competition held for the pineapple cakes to let more people get to know what is so special about the pineapple cakes made in Nantou County.