what can you do with a melon

Hey there actually is a special day for watermelon in Taiwan. lol...its cool. I just found out about it the other day. OK...here is a few pictures from the 2006 Melon Day in Taiwan.

Melon Day is the day where a collection of melon art is displayed. Pictures and words are engraved/carved onto surface of the melon. The 1st thing that captures your attention when you 1st walk into the hall will be this cute little heart shaped melon with the letter 'love' on it. I think the melon are actually grown in a heart shaped container to make it that way.

When it comes to carving, there will always be a pig in it. People just love to carve pig. Ah watever...there you go...pig in a melon.

Here's a few melon trying to be cute with its carving. I have been wondering, what happens to the melon next? Chop it open and serve it to your friends? after all that hard work on the melon? or you just keep it on display till it rot?

Nice art...imagine how long this will take...rose on a melon. Could it be...its done by a machine?

The first cubic melon is founded in Japan. Farmers of the Zentsuji region found a way to grow cubic watermelons, by growing the fruits in glass boxes and letting them naturally assume the shape of the receptacle. The square shape supposedly makes the melons easier to stack and store, but the square watermelons are often more than double the price of normal ones. Pyramid shaped watermelons have also been developed.

A few random pictures from the exhibition...

So what else can people do with melon?

EAT THEM!!!