The Nanzhuang Old Street or Osmanthus Alley () is an old street in
Nanzhuang Township,
Miaoli County,
Taiwan
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Name
The street is also called Osmanthus Alley due to the fact that it is famous for its
osmanthus wine
Cassia wine, osmanthus wine, or Kuei Hua Chen Chiew is an alcoholic Chinese drink, sometimes sweetened, produced from weak baijiu and flavored with sweet osmanthus flowers. It is distilled, but typically has an alcohol content less than 20%.
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History
The street was the business center of the olden days of the town when it prospered due to the booming of lumber and
mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic ...
industries within the area. The area however faced a downturn with the declining of those industries.
See also
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List of roads in Taiwan
This is a list of roads in Taiwan.
Taipei City
* Civic Boulevard
* Dihua Street
* Dunhua Road
* Fuxing Road
* Guangfu Road
* Heping Road
* Jianguo Road
* Keelung Road
* Ketagalan Boulevard
* Minsheng Road
* Nanjing Road
* Renai Road
* ...
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List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
References
Streets in Taiwan
Tourist attractions in Miaoli County
Transportation in Miaoli County
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