The writer of this folk lyrics work, trying to write in narrating style, used a story about a visit to an old friend in Chia-yi to describe a variety of Taiwan’s regional sceneries and characteristics. Places been described in this folk song mainly were those major towns or cities nearby the path down to Chiayi, including Banciao, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Tongluowan, Changhua, Yuanlin, and Chiayi. Both natural scenery and differences in the human scenery of the places have been well depicted in this folk lyrics work. |