Chiayi - Pics - Tripatini2024-03-29T11:14:31Zhttps://tripatini.com/photo/feed/tag/ChiayiNasty goat or eager pig?https://tripatini.com/photo/nasty-goat-or-eager-pig2009-08-14T21:20:45.000Z2009-08-14T21:20:45.000ZBernard Clearyhttps://tripatini.com/members/BernardCleary<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9009573469?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=351"></div><div>By far the strangest sight I saw at the festival was this pairing. I have no idea why they were presented as tribute in this particular--er uh--position. I was unable to extract an explanation from my host.</div>Dragon-o'-fishhttps://tripatini.com/photo/dragonofish-12009-08-14T21:20:44.000Z2009-08-14T21:20:44.000ZBernard Clearyhttps://tripatini.com/members/BernardCleary<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9009572086?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=353"></div><div>I apparently was unable or simply failed to get a shot of the whole thing, but this is a close-up of a block-long dragon constructed from whole fresh fish (not sure what kind).</div>Food tributehttps://tripatini.com/photo/food-tribute2009-08-14T21:20:44.000Z2009-08-14T21:20:44.000ZBernard Clearyhttps://tripatini.com/members/BernardCleary<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9009572695?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=351"></div><div>Tables like these went on for blocks and were heavily laden with cooked meats, fowl, fish, fresh fruit, flowers and incense, tribute to the temple gods.</div>Dragonhttps://tripatini.com/photo/dragon-12009-08-14T21:20:43.000Z2009-08-14T21:20:43.000ZBernard Clearyhttps://tripatini.com/members/BernardCleary<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9009572058?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=357"></div><div>A dragon sculpted of fresh flowers as tribute to the temple.</div>Templehttps://tripatini.com/photo/temple-12009-08-14T21:20:42.000Z2009-08-14T21:20:42.000ZBernard Clearyhttps://tripatini.com/members/BernardCleary<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9009571297?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=352"></div><div>A shot of the temple being honored in this festival in the background, with a view of the main street leading up to it. The weather was lousy, but it didn't stop festival-goers.</div>Chicken treeshttps://tripatini.com/photo/chicken-trees2009-08-14T21:20:42.000Z2009-08-14T21:20:42.000ZBernard Clearyhttps://tripatini.com/members/BernardCleary<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9009570866?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=352"></div><div>A close-up of one of the many food tribute tables (they went on for blocks), this shot features little stick-figure trees adorned with palm fronds and whole cooked chickens (heads and all).</div>Prize pighttps://tripatini.com/photo/prize-pig2009-08-14T21:20:41.000Z2009-08-14T21:20:41.000ZBernard Clearyhttps://tripatini.com/members/BernardCleary<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9009570101?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=238"></div><div>This pig weighed 807 (Taiwan) catties, which, if my math is correct, is around 484 kg, or 1,065 lbs. When it was alive, that is. Here, I think they've somehow inflated the skin to show how big it was, and presented it as tribute in a very fancy decorated sedan chair of sorts, as tribute to the temple.</div>