An image inspired by my non-functional Lomography Supersampler.
Zhushan Townhip, Nantou County.
The United Bamboo Gang
Published February 5, 2012 Daily Photo , Photography 2 CommentsTags: Bamboo, Comic Life 2, Digital Supersampler
The Jhongliao Loop – Extended Edition
Published February 3, 2012 Central Taiwan , Cycling , Nantou County Leave a CommentTags: Jhongliao, Taiwan
I was off to an early start on Sunday morning. I met up with my riding partner at a nearby 7-11 for an adventure into Jhongliao Township [中寮鄉]. Jhongliao is located east of Nantou City [南投市] and north of Jiji Township [集集鎮]. Most of my rides in Jhongliao begin with a steep but manageable climb to Pingding [坪頂]. After wrapping up the climb, we stopped at the Pingding Sacred Tree; A massive camphor tree believed to be over 1,600 years old. It’s tranquil and quiet, making it my favorite spot to stop when traveling in this direction. The only sounds were those of our conversation with a ham radio enthusiast we met on the climb up and that of a nearby resident’s dustpan hitting an object. My riding partner had plans for the rest of the day, so he turned back down the hill from which we came while I traveled in the other direction towards northern Jhongliao.
2012 Nantou Sand Sculpture Festival
Published January 25, 2012 Central Taiwan , Nantou County 1 CommentTags: Nantou Sand Sculpture Festival, 南投市貓羅溪畔沙雕藝術節
This year’s Nantou Sand Sculpture Festival [南投市貓羅溪畔沙雕藝術節] runs through February 12. We went yesterday afternoon when the sun came out for the first time during the Lunar New Year holiday. This year’s theme is Taiwanese Cinema. There are sculptures inspired by recent Taiwanese movies such as Seediq Bale [賽德克‧巴萊], Cape No. 7 [海角七號], Monga [艋舺], Island Etude [練習曲], and others.
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Plum Blossoms of Liujia
Published January 24, 2012 Central Taiwan , Nantou County Leave a CommentTags: Liujia Plum Garden, Plum Blossoms
Too Early
A stone’s throw from Fengguidou [風櫃斗] is Xinyi Township’s Liujia Plum Farm [柳家梅園]. Liujia is home to a huge plum farm which covers a small hillside. You may recognize this area from China Airline’s 2008 Calendar featuring supermodel Lin Chi-ling.
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The Plum Blossoms of Fengguidou
Published January 23, 2012 Central Taiwan , Nantou County Leave a CommentTags: Plum Blossoms
Plum King
Tucked away in the mountains of Xinyi Township, Fengguidou [風櫃斗] is an amazing area for seeing Plum Blossoms [梅花] every winter. I visited Fengguidou on New Year’s Day this year and some of the plum trees were just starting to bloom. Here’s a small collection of photographs from the trip.
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Addressing the Lion
Published January 23, 2012 Daily Photo , Photography 1 CommentTags: Caotun, Lunar New Year, Tsaotun
Caotun Township Mayor Hong Kuo-hao speaks to a group of youngsters following a pre-Lunar New Year ceremony.
I definitely smell a pork product of some type in Xinyi Township, Nantou County.
I’ve Got a Fever
Published January 12, 2012 Daily Photo , Photography Leave a CommentTags: Election, Taiwan
Election fever in Shuili Township, Nantou County.
Josie discovers dirt at a neighbor’s house.
Completely Unrelated Photo
Predictably, blogging was light and sporadic in 2011. However, there were a few gems here and there. These are my favorite posts of 2011:
- Like trains and factories? Then you’ll probably enjoy Chiayi’s Suantou Sugar Refinery just as much as I did.
- Snapped a few shots on the Sun Moon Lake Ropeway.
- Most of my cycling these days is limited to a small rotation of workout routes I tackle every Sunday. Every now-and-then I venture out with a camera – The 147 and 131 was one of those routes.
- The Anti-Drooling Ceremony and Zhua Zhou Activity were two traditional rites of passage our daughter went through.
- Made a brief stop at the Jhongsing Village Lotus Ponds.
- The National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung is fun for children of all ages!
- Took a trip up to Taipei to attend the International Flora Expo during its final week.
- Participated in Taiwan’s very first Google+ Photowalk on Double Ten.
- Saw monsters in the mountains.
- Strolled through a recently revitalized military dependents’ village.
Have a Happy New Year!
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