The Standard
Date: 22 Jun 2020
New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-oh tries to get his arms around the 411.6-kilogram pumpkin.
The farmer, Lin Chien-hsun, took home a prize of NT$90,000 (US$3,011) for his winning 411.6kg entry in the competition, which was held by the Tamsui District Farmers' Association, CNA reports. The cecond prize went to a farmer from Taoyuan, whose pumpkin weighed only 6kg less than Lin's. [FULL STORY]
