On the outskirts of the village was a long, narrow open-air market that Chiayi Senior High School students passed by every day on the way to school. The steamed buns, sesame cakes, crullers and plain noodles in the market became their favorites.
建國二村外圍有個長條型的露天菜市場，當年省立嘉義高中的學生每天必經這個村子上學，市場裡的外省包子、燒餅油條和陽春麵成了學生的最愛。