and the annual Taiwan International Orchid Show 每年的國際蘭展

attracts visitors from all over. 都吸引很多人來參觀

There’s even an orchid tourism factory in Lioujia. 在六甲就有一個蘭花觀光工廠

Not only do they have orchid flowers for you to enjoy, 不只有蘭花可以欣賞

but also, many orchid-related cultural and creative products. 還有許多蘭花文創作品

Let’s go check it out! 一起去看一看吧

Hey folks, David here, 嘿 大家好 我是大衛

and I’m in front of the orchid tourist factory. 我在蘭花觀光工廠前面

You know, I’ve got a few of these sitting in my home somewhere, 你知道嗎 我家裡其實也有些蘭花

but besides that, I know very little about them, 但除此之外我對它們了解不多

so, let’s go check them out! 所以 我們快去看看吧

Hey guys, this is Manager Yang of the orchid tourist factory. 嘿 大家 這位是蘭花觀光工廠的楊經理

Hi Manager Yang. 楊經理好

Hi, everyone. 嗨 大家好

Wow, this place looks amazing. 哇 這個地方看起來好厲害

Can you show us around? 可以帶我們去看看嗎?

Sure! Let’s go! 當然! 我們走!

Hey, Manager Yang 嘿 楊經理

I see you guys have a very large factory floor. 我看到你們的工廠面積很大

Can you walk us through some of the different sections 可以帶我們去看看各個不同的

of this place? 區域嗎?

When visitors come here, 貴賓來到這個地方

they first go on a professional guided tour 首先有我們專業的

to learn about the orchids. 蘭花知識導覽

They will get to know the orchids that are endemic to Taiwan, 認識臺灣在地的蘭花

as well as many other unique orchid 以及世界各地特殊品種

species from around the world. 的蘭花

Can you guys believe it? 你們相信嗎?

There are more than 28,000 species of orchids in the world, 世界上總共有28,000 種的蘭花

and to put that into perspective, 從另一個角度看

that twice the amount of bird species there are, 這是鳥類種類的兩倍

and behind us are some of the species 我身後有一些

that are more commonly seen. 比較常見的蘭花品種

Even though they don’t cultivate it here, 即便這裡沒有栽種

you can still see a lot of ornamental orchids at this factory. 你依然可以在這個工廠看到很多觀賞用的蘭花

The outdoor garden they have here is very pretty, 這裡的戶外庭園非常漂亮

and you can see orchids here as well as other landscape. 可以欣賞到蘭花和其他的園藝造景

There is also a rest area outside 戶外還有休息區

for you to kick up your feet 逛累了

when you get tired from walking around. 可以在這裡休息

Why on earth is there a yacht in the middle of 我也不懂為什麼在蘭花觀光工廠裡

an orchid tourist factory? 有一艘遊艇?

We started off as a yacht building business. 我們起先是在從事遊艇製造的事業

No wonder there is a yacht sitting outside! 難怪戶外庭園有一艘遊艇!

It turns out, the owner of this tourism factory was 原來這間觀光工廠的老闆

in the yacht building business. 原本是做遊艇的

Later, he was introduced to biotechnology in Australia, 後來在澳洲接觸到生物科技

and began importing biotechnology products into Taiwan. 才將生物科技的產品引進臺灣

as well as transitioning into the extraction business. 並且轉型從事萃取的事業

After collaborating with the Industrial Technology Institute 後來結合工研院

and the Bureau of Economic Development 及經發局的

under the “Orchid Spotlight Plan”, 蘭花亮點計畫

they began developing extraction methods for orchids 開啟了蘭花萃取的技術

as well as building a tourism factory. 並且成立觀光工廠

So, this tourism factory revolves around the theme 原來這間觀光工廠是以

of biotechnology and orchid extraction techniques. 生技與蘭花萃取技術為主題的

Here, you can learn about the anatomy of an orchid. 在這裡可以認識到蘭花的構造

On this wall, you can learn a lot about the anatomy of an orchid, 這面牆上可以學到很多關於蘭花構造的知識

and this, believe it or not, is a vanilla pod. 而這個 你相信嗎 就是香草豆莢

That’s right, vanilla is a type of orchid 沒錯 香草也是一種蘭花

and is commonly used in baking. 並時常被被運用在西點裡面

Besides sitting pretty on your desk, 除了能美美地被擺在桌上

orchids can actually make you look pretty as well! 蘭花也可以讓你看起來美美的

Different parts of an orchid can be extracted 蘭花的不同部位都能提煉

and be made into personal hygiene or skin care products. 並製成清潔與保養品

We take some orchid petals 我們用蘭花的花瓣

and extract the fragrance 萃取香氛的味道

to produce essential oils. 製成香氛精油

The roots, stems and leaves of orchids 蘭花的的根莖葉

are rich in polysaccharides, 有豐富的多醣體

which can be made into moisturizing personal care 可製成高保濕的

and hygiene products. 清潔保養用品

I think I might need some today after a day in the sun. 我想我今天曬了一天的太陽後 應該也要用了

This is an introduction to our manufacturing processes. 這是我們生產製程的介紹

Through these images, 透過圖片解說

we get the whole picture on the extraction techniques, 可以了解完整的萃取技術

as well as the manufacturing steps. 與生產製程

There’s even a video that takes you through 這裡還有完整的

the complete manufacturing processes, 製程影片

so, visitors can know more about how 讓參觀民眾可以了解

the orchid-related product are made. 蘭花相關產品是如何製作的

The manufacturing process here is extremely complicated, 這裡的製程非常繁瑣

with 18 steps in total. 採用18道製作工法

Even though they are making personal care and hygiene products, 雖然製作的是美容保養品及清潔用品

the manufacturing process is nonetheless PIC/S GMP certified. 但是製程採用PIC/S GMP的認證標準

Wow! This is an international pharmaceutical standard! 哇這可是製藥的國際標準喔

One thing I forgot to mention is how nice this place smells, 我一直忘記跟你們說這裡有多香了

and I think the smell is coming from that way, 香味好像是從那邊傳過來的

so let’s go find it! 所以我們快去找看看吧!

I think I’ve discovered the source of the smell! 我想我發現了香味的來源!

Look at this place, 看看這個地方

There’s a lot of orchid related products. 有好多蘭花相關產品

But I’m actually on a mission 但我其實有一個任務

to find the legendary orchid toothpaste. 要來找傳說中的蘭花牙膏

Let’s go! 走吧

I’ve found it! Look at that! 我找到了! 快看!

This is completely safe to eat. 這個完全可以被吃下去

It’s actually food-grade. 這是食品等級的

There are so many things here 這裡看起來有好多東西

Let’s go see what else could be made using orchid extracts. 來看一看蘭花萃取物還能做成什麼

This is the orchid toner, 這是蘭花化妝水

and it’s a very hot day today, 今天是大熱天

and I’ve been spending a lot of time in the sun, 我也曬了很多太陽

so, I think I need this. 我想我需要一點

Feels good! 感覺真棒

They’ve got eye creams here, 這裡還有眼霜

as well as body lotions, 身體乳液

essential oils, 精油

soaps, 香皂

face washes, 洗面乳

shampoos, 洗髮精

body washes, 沐浴乳

and daily commodities such as dish 連洗碗精

and laundry detergents. 洗衣精等日常用品都有

This is the orchid cologne, 這是蘭花古龍水

and unlike most colognes out there, 跟一般的古龍水不太一樣的是

this one isn’t alcohol based. 它沒有酒精

Smells good. 聞起來真棒

I’d never thought orchid extracts 沒想到蘭花萃取

could be made into such a wide range of daily commodities, 運用在日常用品的範圍這麼廣

in addition to personal care and hygiene products. 不是只有美容保養品喔

Besides biotechnology products, 除了生技產品外

they have cultural and creative products here as well. 這裡還有文創商品

If you are into culture and creativity, 喜歡文創的朋友

be sure to check it out! 千萬不要錯過喔!

DIY workshops are always my favorite part of the day, DIY工作坊一直都是我最喜歡的部分

and today we’re going to try to make our own orchid lip balm. 今天我們要來做蘭花護唇膏

Proportionally, 依照比例

mix all the ingredients for the lip balm together. 將護唇膏所需要的材料混合在一起

Once it’s cooled down, its ready. 最後冷卻即可完成

And the lip balm is done, let’s give it a spin. 護唇膏做好了 我們試試看

Feels good. 感覺真棒

And, the lip balm here is made with 100% all natural ingredients. 這裡的護唇膏是用100%純天然的材料做成的

There’s stuff like beeswax and shea butter. 裡面有蜂蠟與乳木果油

And you know it’s safe, 你知道它很安全

and you know there’s no preservatives in it 並且沒有添加防腐劑

because you are the one who’s in charge of making it yourself. 因為是由你自己製作而成的

One thing that never ceases to amaze me in Taiwan 在臺灣有一件事讓我感到非常驚訝

is the amount of tourist factories they have here, 那就是有好多像這樣的

including this one. 觀光工廠

You know, before visiting this place, 你知道嗎 來這裡之前

I’ve never realized that you can make 我完全不知道蘭花可以

all these different products out of orchids. 做出這麼多不同的產品

At best, they sit on my desk, that’s about it. 我頂多會在我的桌上擺上一盆蘭花

And, besides, they’ve got really impressive landscaping here 這裡的庭園造景也很厲害 非常值得一看

worth checking out, including that really, really big yacht 當然包括了水池中央那艘

in the middle of the pond. 大遊艇

Next time you guys are in Lioujia, 大家下次來六甲

definitely check this place out. 一定要過來瞧瞧