A thirsty housecat in Fenyuan.
Archive for May, 2010
- Klaus covers the plight of Taiwan’s second class foreigners.
- Taiwan in Cycles takes an in-depth look at the most dangerous cars on the road.
- Wandering Taiwan visits Jiufen.
- MJ checks in at the Sheriton Hotel in Jhubei.
- Tumbling in Taiwan moves to a new domain.
- Like pork? You might not after reading about Holly’s tour of a pig truck.
- Mark on Taiwanese phonics.
- A Hungry Girl strongly recommends Smith and Hsu for afternoon tea.
- Taiwanese Secrets on etiquette.
- Steven Crook’s Dos and Don’ts in Taiwan is available.
- Dan Bloom covers the extraordinary casting choices in the movie Extraordinary Measures.
- The Battle of Fisherman’s Wharf on Taiwan Aboriginal soldiers who fought for the Japanese Empire in World War II.
Patriotic Pots
Published May 26, 2010 Daily Photo , Photography Leave a CommentTags: Caotun, Taiwan, Tsaotun
Decorative pots in Caotun.
Nantou’s Meifeng Farm
Published May 25, 2010 Central Taiwan , Nantou County 1 CommentTags: Meifeng Farm, Peach Blossoms
Meifeng Farm [梅峰農場] is located within NTU’s Highland Experimental Farm on the Central Cross-Island Highway just past Cingjing Farm if approaching from the west. Cathy and I visited during my hiatus from blogging and I haven’t gotten around to posting pictures from our trip until now. We visited during the last day they were open to the public during their Peach Blossom Festival [桃花 (Prunus persica)].
Temple Roof
Published May 24, 2010 Daily Photo , Photography Leave a CommentTags: Taichung City, Taiwan
In Taichung City.
- New at MSW – for every free travel e-book you download, Tripbase.com donates money to Charity:Water. What are you waiting for?
- Darren suggests getting closer in part six of his shooting people series.
- Wandering Taiwan covers the cow parade in Taipei.
- Tea Masters features aged Hung Shui Oolong.
- Mark with a pic from our Jhongsing/Caotun photowalk.
- David Reid reviews Taipei Exchanges.
- The Tainan City guide with information on the city’s only remaining inland fortress: Xunfang Fortress.
- Patrick Cowsill writes about historical revisionism.
- I-fan Lin at Global Voices with a memorial to Taiwanese WWII veteran Chao-Jung Hsu.
- INDIAC clarifies distortions about Taiwan’s relations with China.
The View from Taiwan has links on Mondays / Events listed at Taiwanderful / Concerts at GigGuideTW
Recent Temple Parades
Published May 19, 2010 Caotun , Central Taiwan , Nantou County , Temples 7 CommentsTags: Tsaotun
Temple parades in Taiwan are always exuberant events characterized by a lot of noise and colors. I stumbled upon two separate parades that were held two days apart in Caotun. Unfortunately, due to time constraints I was unable to follow each parade for too long, but did come back with a handful of nice shots.
Daily Photo – Tea Farm
Published May 18, 2010 Daily Photo , Photography 2 CommentsTags: Songboling, Taiwan
In Songboling, Mingjian Township.
One of a few kids who seemed very interested in me when I was taking pictures of the rusted interior of an old train locomotive at a park in Nantou City. He walked over to investigate after one of his brothers insisted I was Taiwanese because I had dark hair, dark eyes, and spoke Chinese.
Taiwan Barbets and Various Publications
Published May 16, 2010 Central Taiwan , Jhongsing Village , Nantou County 3 CommentsTags: CNNGO, Jetstar Magazine, Nankai University, Taiwan Barbet
Earlier this month, I discovered that there were Taiwan Barbets [Megalaima nuchalis (五色鳥)] inhabiting the same nest that I photographed last year. Last year, I found out about the nest when I was commuting to work noticed a dozen photographers standing in the road taking pictures. I inquired with who I thought was the leader of the group [based on the price of his tripod] what they were photographing and was delighted to find out that a nest of such beautiful birds was right in the neighborhood and low enough for my 55-200mm zoom lens to take decent shots.
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