Today I had a happy visit to Fu Jing Restaurant. Last time I couldn’t go there because of the rehearsal of the club. I was nervous because I had to interview Mr. Chen before my teacher arrived. I found in the restaurant many railway relics in early times, and even black film records which are almost disappearing now. Mr. Chen was very kind and invited us to eat fried chicken leg. I have to say that chicken leg was so delicious that I am still recalling its taste. After eating, Mr. Chen took us to the second and third floors for a visit. He also played the gramophone records of steam trains recorded in 1960. Mr. Chen said that as Ershui people, he must have a collection of Luoxi stone. So he specially invited people to carve his favorite train 135 with Luoxi stone. Today, we have a full harvest. I hope we can have dinner at Mr. Chen's next time.

Chih-wei Chen

  I was really impressed by Mr. Chen's collections. All kinds of train collection are full of surprises. Mr. Chen's enthusiastic reply also makes me learn a lot. On the second and third floors there are many collections that I have never seen. All collections, whether it is the Xiluo station, the mother-child clock, the old Shetou Station model, or the gramophone records, the uniform of the train, etc., made me feel like coming to the time tunnel. I saw a lot of things that have never been found in my life. Mr. Chen has been tirelessly introducing one object after another. Thanks to Mr. Chen.

  Today, I went to Fu Jing Restaurant. We asked questions and took pictures. Before that, Mr. Chen offered each of us a chicken leg. It was not only crispy and tender, but also full of Mr. Chen's hospitality.

  When we arrived at the restaurant, we found several more pictures on the wall. Mr. Chen said that they were returned after the Water Running Festival. He took a few pictures in a hurry and went up to the second floor. Mr. Chen introduced everything to us in more detail. I also found that Mr. Chen had put a lot of lunchboxes in the stairwell, which responded to a sign in the shop [a nerd bought a train]. On the third floor, we were frightened by two dummies again. Mr. Chen added a lot of collections. I found the keyboard used in the past to sell tickets at the counter. I found it very interesting as it includes everything: the ticket form, ticket type and destination. When we went back to the first floor, Mr. Chen took us to visit his train 135. Once inside, there was a bright red button. Mr. Chen said if we were curious, we could press it. A classmate volunteered to press it, and then came a loud honk that frightened everyone.

  Nomatter how many times you visit here, you can always feel Mr. Chen's enthusiasm and humor. I think that's why Mr. Chen's restaurant can be a happier and better place.

  Today, I enjoyed a happy visit to Mr. Chen’s Fu Jing Restaurant with my classmates and teachers of the Cyberfair project. When I arrived at Fu Jing Restaurant, I felt that the collection of trains here was beyond my imagination. Although I had seen it in the photos, it looked different when we actually saw it. Moreover, Mr. Chen also kindly invited us to taste the chicken legs of his restaurant. We interviewed Mr. Chen and then Mr. Chen took us to the second and third floors to see his train collections. Mr. Chen not only collects trains but also the tickets, train route maps for trains in Taiwan at the early period. There were also clocks before Taiwan Railways, and a mother-child clock which would move if you move the other clock. Mr. Chen also told us the story of the doubling of the price for the pocket watch. He also let us put on the hat of Taiwan Railway in the early period so that we could experience the responsibility of the railway.

  At Fu Jing Restaurant, Mr. Chen greeted us lightly and kindly answered all our doubts. We really recommend Fu Jing Restaurant because you can not only enjoy delicious food but also see many cultural relics related to railways. On the first floor of Fukui, there were many train models, including a train model Zi Qiang, which contained a model of tube shooter. While introducing, Mr. Chen led us to the second floor to see his collection of train-related stuff. Mr. Chen's collection is not only on the second floor, but also on the third floor! Although Mr. Chen liked trains, he would not visit abroad for trains because if he did so, there would be no one to run the restaurant. For this reason he hasn’t travelled abroad till now. Mr. Chen also shared with us his life. He said, “If you want to do something you like, just do it.” When Mr. Chen wanted to start his business, he got the full support of his family. So he what the family did not object to, so only today. This is why he has the achievement today.

  When I first went to Fu Jing Restaurant in Shetou, I thought it was big. When I arrived there, I found it completely different from what I imagined. I though its first floor was big, but I was wrong. It was very small and compact. Mr. Chen answered all our questions very patiently and to our surprise, he generously offered each of us a chicken leg. Mr. Chen took us to visit the second and third floors. At the left of the stairway upward to the second and third floors, Mr. Chen placed may iron lunchboxes used in the past. The second and third floors are exhibition floors, where he collected many stuff related to railway. For example, Mr. Chen has a collection box that collects all kinds of railway badges, such as the conductor's badge, the railway traffic police badge, the air raid badge of Yunlin County, and many very old railway articles. Mr. Chen also introduced all the collections to us. Then Mr. Chen took us to see the treasure that Mr. Chen has maintained over the years. That is his favorite railway patrol train135. Mr. Chen said train135 is his most important item for many years. It has 63 years of history, but it is still running. There is a button in the train. Mr. Chen said that there is a red button and we could press it. So we did it. Then it suddenly honked a loud horn, which frightened all of us. After sitting in the train135 for a while, we planned to leave. Chen sent us a book written by Mr. Chen himself, "a nerd buying a train". Mr. Chen is really nice. This restaurant is really a good recommendation. When he has time, we really want to come here to try the convenience food here. Then we waved goodbye to Mr. Chen.

  Today we went to visit Mr. Chen’s Fu Jing Restaurant. Before we reached outside Fu Jing Restaurant, we only saw a level crossing fence. I thought it was a new railway station, but then I realized there couldn’t be two railway stations in a village, so we approached it curiously. To my surprise, the closer I approached, the more I felt it like a railway station. I always thought was a railway station until in the end I saw the four big characters meaning [Fu Jing Restaurant]. Only then did I realize that it was not a railway station, but the place I would visit today. The building looks like an early train in Taiwan. It has the same locomotive as an early train, and beside it is the same platform as a railway station. It is such a good duplicate that I couldn’t tell it is a copy of railway station. When I entered, I was even more surprised that not only the exterior of the building looked like the railway station, but also the interior is arranged exactly like the early train, just like a movie plot that the students at their prime ages would habitually dropped their schoolbags on the shelves above as soon as the students got on the train from or after school. I thought it was just a simple design restaurant, but I didn't expect that it had interesting stories waiting for us to discover.

              (The best design restaurant in my mind)

  During Mr. Chen's introduction, I noticed many new paintings on the wall, some of which were lent to the library by Mr. Chen and one of which was directly painted on the wall; Mr. Chen was really a train enthusiast, because when discussing about the oil paintings behind the counter, Mr. Chen could tell the meaning of each train number like an expert, for example, C is the model, if it is followed by T, it is a coal train and it also means that the train is traveling long distances. He looks very enthusiastic when talking about the train. We also asked Mr. Chen about the meaning of the spoons. Mr. Chen said that he would only offer it to the visiting President, Japanese guests, journalists and reporters only. He also led us to visit the second and third floors. I was always curious about how many things Mr. Chen collected about trains. After visiting upstairs, I knew, wow!!! Amazing…I also listened to the music played by gramophone record. It is the first time I hear music from an antique gramophone record instead of the mobile phone. The teacher also asked me to carry the big stuff that I don’t know how to describe. It writes “Shetou Station” and looks like something vendor would carry for selling goods on on-distance trains. On the third floor, I saw the turntable phone we used to make calls before. When I couldn't understand the super-large round thing for the train captain to exchange keys, Mr. Chen carefully explained to me how to use the exchange keys. We also wrote down the words of blessing on the message board on the third floor, while I left "Fukui is great". Mr. Chen showed us his collection, small train 135. We sat in the train and touched the train that was not like the Retro Black train displayed in the park. Mr. Chen also asked us to press the red button. At first, we all said no because It was terrible, but some curious guy pressed it. We thought we were all over, but luckily it was just a honk. Finally, we took a photo with Mr. Chen in front of the restaurant and ended our visit today. I took a lot of pictures today!!! May Mr. Chen's business flourish and happy 20th anniversary, too!

To realize a dream:

First, do something you are interested

Second, support of the family is very important

Third, for something you want to do, “it is very import to do it with your own efforts!!!”

  Today, I went to Ershui Junior High School's alumni's bento box restaurant, which was named "Fu Jing Restaurant". When the teacher told us the name, I thought it was a Japanese restaurant because there were two words "Fu Jing" in front of the name. It turned out that I thought too much, as it was not a Japanese restaurant at all, but a dining hall with its own unique style. It looks like a train from outside, and inside it is arranged like the seats of the old train, with the table that is not conspicuous. When we finished the interview, Mr. Chen took us to see the train models he had collected for a long time and also stuff left behind by Mr. Chen's father when he drove the train. Suddenly all of us were attracted by the same thing. We thought it was just a small model of the train, but we were all astonished when Mr. Chen told us that it was wine because we didn't even know where the bottle mouth was. Then Mr. Chen introduced to us a very old clock. Mr. Chen called it the "mother-child clock" because if it moves the other three clocks will follow it. Then Mr. Chen took photos for us.   At the end of the interview, Mr. Chen invited each of us to have a super-large chicken leg. We were very happy and thanked Mr. Chen for sparing time to receive our interview. After the interview, Mr. Chen took us to see train 135. When we saw its appearance and internal structure, we all had an impulse to go inside and see it. Before we retrieved that impulse, Mr. Chen opened the door of the train and said we could have a look inside but we should definitely not step on the accelerator. We all went inside happily. Mr. Chen introduced the story and history of this train. At that moment, a classmate was curious about the red button on the controller, so what ask Mr. Chen what it was for. Mr. Chen joke, “It will explode if you press it!” and then he said, “never mind. Just press it, and then you will know”. When we did press the button, it immediately gave a loud honk, making all of us laugh so much.   Afterwards, we went downstairs and took a photo together with Mr. Chen. Then we returned home after a happy day.