an auspicious bovine

Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou stands in front of the ``Auspicious Wenshan Pig'' during a cultural event held at Heng Kuang Elementary School in Taipei's Wenshan district yesterday. Over a thousand people participating in the event ate the ``pig,'' which was made of 167kg of noodles and weighed a total of 250kg.May 02, 2004

PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES