The sky is on fire in Caotun Township, Nantou County.
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Archive for June, 2010
Daily Photo – Caotun Sunset
Published June 30, 2010 Daily Photo , Photography 2 CommentsTags: Caotun, Taiwan, Tsaotun
Daily Photo – Pillars and a Corner
Published June 29, 2010 Daily Photo , Photography Leave a CommentTags: Jhongsing Village, Taiwan
Looking up in Jhongsing Village.
Daily Photo – Under Construction
Published June 28, 2010 Daily Photo , Photography Leave a CommentTags: Taichung City, Taiwan
Viewed from Shinkong Mitsukoshi Department Store in Taichung City.
Taichung’s Rainbow Military Dependents’ Village
Published June 27, 2010 Taichung City , Western Taiwan 11 Comments
We headed to Taichung City’s Chun An Military Dependents’ Village [春安眷村] this morning before the heavy rains came. The village has become popular from the paintings by Huang Yung-fu [黃永阜], a veteran in his mid-80s who has transformed this once nondescript village into a vibrant tourist destination for young couples and families.
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2010 World Tea Expo in Nantou
Published June 26, 2010 Central Taiwan , Jhongsing Village , Nantou County Leave a CommentTags: 2010 World Tea Expo, Tea
A couple days ago, I had the opportunity to check out the 2010 World Tea Expo [2010南投世界茶葉博覽會] which is being hosted in Jhongsing Village, just a few blocks from where I live. Nantou is an ideal place to host such an event as its mountainous terrain makes it Taiwan’s largest tea-producing region. The event lasts through tomorrow [June 27] and is a great chance to learn about tea history, culture, production, and try many locally produced teas.
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- Adrian reflects on cycling around Taiwan.
- Jenna watches the Dragon Boat races in Bitan.
- Rich Matheson attends a Taiwanese Opera performance.
- Neil goes hiking in Pingxi.
- Rice Society has moved.
- A Hungry Girl strongly recommends Mary Jane Pizza.
- Wandering Taiwan visits the Gold Ecological Park.
- Drew and Michael cycle the Central Cross Island Highway.
- Tim Maddog on the use of the word mainland.
- Portnoy Zheng at Global Voices covers the land grab in Miaoli.
- Lawmaker rejects calls to protect Matsu’s fish.
- The Far-Eastern Sweet Potato covers concerns raised about safety at the Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant.
An intersection
Published June 23, 2010 Daily Photo , Photography 3 CommentsTags: Taichung City, Taiwan
An intersection in Taichung City.
Daily Photo – Break from Shopping
Published June 22, 2010 Daily Photo , Photography Leave a CommentTags: Chun Shui Tang
Afternoon tea at Chun Shui Tang [春水堂]: On the left – Pearl Milk Tea with Red Beans. On the right – Chrysanthemum Tea.
Ice Cream at Hejia Ranch
Published June 21, 2010 Changhua County , Western Taiwan 2 CommentsTags: Baguashan, Yinghangshan
A couple weeks back Cathy and I checked out the Hejia Ranch [禾家牧場] on Yinghangshan [銀行山]. The ranch was established twenty years ago and specializes in dairy products such as milk, ice cream, yogurt, and popsicles. Yinghangshan is located on Baguashan [八卦山], making this a popular spot for families and cyclists.
The Lin Family Estate in Wufeng. View the large.
- Taiwanese Secrets with 15 fantastic landscape pictures of Taiwan.
- Holly walks on rocks.
- Tai Wander Years visits the Aboriginal Culture Village with his company.
- Darren Melrose suggests capturing movement in part seven of his shooting people series.
- Drew on World Gym’s absurd bike policy.
- Baidu adds handwriting input.
- David Reid’s letter to the Taipei Times calls for the abolition of the death penalty.
- KMT Miaoli County Magistrate destroys crops to requisition land without permission.
- Formosan Plastics Group bus ad campaign.
- Ben Goren on the recent court decision acquitting a man of sexual harassment. Why? Because a woman’s waist could not be considered a private body part.
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