The Center of Old Fongshan City History
The Center of Old Fongshan City History is a unique musuem with many high tech interactive displays. The musuem focuses on the Old City of Zuoying. When we were there, many of the city gates and the city walls were being repaired and we couldn't visit them.
There were AR (augmented reality) handsets which reconstruct some broken artifacts on display. The Old City model in the center of the lower floor was amazing to see too. For kids, the best part of the museum was the VR (virtual reality) experience center on the second floor. It transported you to the Old City and let you experience what it was like.
The musuem was a bit small but was well designed. Luckily, there were not many people when we were there. Otherwise, lining up in a small museum can be a hassle.
Dragon and Tiger Pagodas
Located not too far away from The Center of Old Fongshan City History is the Lotus Pondand the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas. There was not much to see other than the two towers but it was great for the kids to just run up and down.
Rumours has it that you can change your bad luck to good luck by entering through the dragon's mouth, walk around the two towers and exit from the tiger's mouth. I am not sure if it's true or not but the fact that your physique let climb the two towers means you are blessed already and should be thankful for that.
When you are up on the tower, you can take in the entire view of the Lotus Pond.
Red Barn Factory & Tours
If you like Greenmax Cereal like we do, this is good place to learn more about the company and its manufacturing process. The Red Barn Factory & Tours is a factory tour including exhibits about the history of the Greenmax brand and its founders. The exhibits begin on the 5th floor where the detailed history and business philosophies of Greenmax are shown. Later on the same floor, you will enter a windowed area where you can see actual factory workers working on the product.
Apart from looking at the exhibits, we had also signed up for a hands on cereal making class. We picked our own grains and grinded them by hand (yes, it's not easy). At the end, the powdered cereal was packaged by a machine and you got to take your creation home and eat.
When you are done, there is a nice cafe downstairs, next to a Greenmax store. Your admissison ticket includes some monetary value that you can spend in the store. So, don't forget to use it.