The story
Taoyuan Longgang Rice Noodle Festival in Longgang
The Taoyuan Longgang Rice Noodle Festival celebrates the Yunnanese and Dai-Burmese heritage of Longgang, a Zhongli District neighborhood settled by families resettled from the Yunnan-Burma border region after Republic of China troops retreated there in the mid-twentieth century. The festival centers on mi-gan, the community's distinctive rice noodle dish, alongside food stalls and ethnic minority cultural performances.
In the Longgang neighborhood of Taoyuan's Zhongli District, a rice noodle dish tells the story of an unusual and little-known chapter of Taiwan's modern history.