Taizhonggang, Meiguo Zongzi
July 23, 2007
All this week, I will post photos from my Sunday trip to the Taizhong harbor/seaside area.
Today’s photo requires another explanation of Chinese terms.
Those giant, wave-breaking concrete caltrops have been given a special name by the locals: 美国 粽 子Meiguo Zongzi.
Meiguo means ‘America’/'American’, and Zongzi are triangular rice dumplings wrapped in leaves, looking fairly similar to the wave-breakers.
How did these zongzi manage to earn the ‘American’ modifier? Simply, as my roommate explains, because they are big.
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Brian Moore
July 24, 2007 at 12:50 am
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Hey dude!!
I got back from my trip a day ago, so I should have time to mess around with the site and make it work in IE… you should try to get in contact with me through some means (AIM, facebook, etc.) so we can nail down exactly what needs to be done.
Meanwhile, I have to say that “Charity” so far is my favorite picture. It just says so much… did you wait around for that specific event to occur, or did you just happen to be in the right place at the right time?
Whichever way, it (and all your other photos) is an incredible shot.