The exotic town of Longgang

Traveling through the Longgang area of Zhongli, you will discover a variety of exotic Yunnan-style dishes hidden in Zhongli’s Zhongzhen Market. The story of how this Yunnan-Burmese culture came to take hold in the area is one of struggle and hardship. During the Chinese Civil War fought between the Kuomintang-led government and the Communist Party of China, an army squadron unwilling to surrender to the Communist Party moved to the border of Burma, Laos, and Thailand. In the 1950s, thanks to the assistance of the United Nations, these lone soldiers and their dependants were withdrawn to Taiwan and settled in the Longgang area, contributing to Longgang's unique culture.

The government is actively promoting local culture through events such as the Longgang Rice Noodle Festival held in April each year and Zhongzhen New Village Cultural Park, which will be completed this year. The goal of promoting local culture is to ensure that the efforts of those gone before is not be lost in the sands of time.

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異國風情的龍岡小鎮

穿梭在中壢龍岡地區，可以發掘忠貞市場裏頭藏有多種雲南風味的異國料理，滇緬文化能進駐此地，背後其實有段艱辛的歷史故事。國共內戰期間，當時有支軍隊，不願投降於共產黨，因此輾轉到緬甸、寮國和泰國交界處，之後在聯合國協助下，這批孤軍及眷屬在1950年代陸續撤至台灣，並落腳於龍岡地區，也因此促成龍岡的特有文化。

多年來政府積極推廣當地文化，如每年4月舉辦的龍岡米干節和今年即將完工的忠貞新村文化園區，為的就是不讓先人的努力隨時間流逝而淡忘。

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