Yixian Fengming Suao Yangkan has been selected as one of the top 100 souvenirs in Taiwan.

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[Reporter Jiang Zhixiong/Yilan Report] Yilan County Fengming Suao Yangkan, which was selected as one of the top 100 souvenirs in Taiwan, has been handed down for more than 120 years. The third generation owner Weng Ruiyi is old, and his children and shop masters are not willing to take over. , The century-old store has recently turned off its lights, which makes everyone feel sorry.

The Fengming Suao yokan store established during the Japanese colonial period is located on Zhongshan Road in the downtown area of ​​Suao Town. It was a popular local specialty in the early years. Before the North Railway was opened to traffic, some passengers going to Hualien first took the train to Suao. Staying overnight, buying Fengming Suao yokan as a souvenir, and taking the Jinma passenger bus to the south along the Suhua Highway the next day, it is still talked about by everyone.

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Weng Ruiyi, the third-generation owner, took over the yokan 50 years ago and became the master of making yokan. He pointed out that the Suao lamb is made of cold spring and tastes better. Compared with yokan from other places, the taste is better. The early arrival Almost every tourist who visited Suao got a box, which was very popular for a while.

Weng Ruiyi said that sweets are very popular in Japan, but they are a niche food in Taiwan. In recent years, due to the variety of sweets and the popularity of health concepts, many people do not touch sugary foods, and the sales of yokan have been greatly affected. Take Suao yokan as an example. Compared with the past and present, sales have been halved. He is nearly 80 years old, in poor health, and his children have stable jobs.

Fengming Suao yokan blew out the signal, causing heated discussions on the Internet. Netizens responded, "The representative of Suao (souvenir) is gone" and "I have grown up with our family for five generations, but it is a pity that it has gone into history."

After more than 120 years of inheritance, Fengming Suao Yangkan in Yixian County has been turned off.

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Fengming Suao yokan is advertised as made by cold spring, and it tastes better.

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Weng Ruiyi, the third-generation owner of Fengming Suao Yangkan.

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Store closure announcement.

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