Fongyuan City
Fongyuan City (豐原市) is located in central
Taichung County of
Taiwan. It is the capital city of
Taichung County.
Fongyuan is known for its food vendors in the area east of the temple
Mā Zù Miào, 媽祖廟, also commonly known as
Miào Dōng, 廟東, where you can get food and snacks from noon until the early morning. Fongyuan is also known for its abundance of cake shops. You can find many cake shops walking down just a few blocks on 中正路,
Zhong Zheng Lu, FongYuan's main street. The most famous cake is the pineapple cake, 鳳梨酥,
Feng Li Su*
Area: 41.18
km²*
Population: 162,828 people (2003)
*
Government websiteFongyuan City is also the home of Feisol, a photo accessory company. They specialize in production of lightweight carbon fiber tripods directly in competition with American manufacturers. In the last few months, their products have been gaining popularity due to their ability to undercut prices.
Feisol mainly sells through eBay and has its own cult following on many online camera forums.
