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100 Best Choices in Yunlin Introduction

100 selected fine goods in Yunlin, loaded with
decades of heartfelt stories for the land and the
people, worth appreciating.

Introduction founder of Jil Wu Art and contemporary art writer / Jil Wu

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published. The editor explained to me that they had read my articles about travel
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to represent the contemporary Yunlin County would be lined up, and readers would
be able to understand them better with my comments.

“Ms. Wu, have you tried agricultural products from Yunlin? There are 100 of se-
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with enthusiasm about the various types of products in Yunlin, I realized that the top-
ic is not only about food and beverage, but also daily goods and cultural and artistic
products.

At first, Yunlin, in terms of the geographic location, sounded unfamiliar to me.
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pomelo, Taisi clams, Kouhu mullet roe, etc.,

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traveling with my mother, passing by Siluo Bridge, and the Siluo Rest Area along the
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like a family photo album that I always kept but never opened.

It turns out that Yunlin had already occupied an important part of my life.
So I was taken in by the waves of memories of taste buds indulging in delicious
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ing in Taiwan, it is not possible not to come into contact with products from Yunlin. I
have to admit that compared to the general goods used by the public in my memory
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