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Tainan: Huangzhen Stir-Fry


The Garden Night Market in Tainan 2014-05-29 — photo by 褒忠國中 雲端網, accompanying poem "Tainan: Huangzhen Stir-Fry"
Photo: 褒忠國中 雲端網 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Someone spoke of a place during summer break,
Called Kanpo, truly mysterious,
Hard to find in Rende,
Down a lane with a family barbershop.

Tonight's search was in vain,
The area was dim and lifeless,
So we turned to another place,
On Linsen Road, Huangzhen stood.

Ordinary stir-fry, not worth introducing,
Greens and braised pork on the round table,
Oysters, shrimp balls, and fatty intestines,
Winter melon with clams for a feast.

Nine classmates full after the meal,
Bought some beer and whiskey,
By Chenggong Lake, chatting about life,
True friends need not be sought.