Stumbled upon a troop of a dozen or so Formosan Rock Macaques [Macaca cyclopis] today. We followed a portion of the Songboling Trail, which spans from Ershui’s Fongbo Plaza [豐柏廣場] to Songboling’s Shoutian Temple [受天宮]. If you’re looking to see Formosan Rock Macaques outside of the zoo this is good place. I’ve heard that 6am-9am is ideal. Don’t carry any food on the trail, as the monkeys will snatch it from you.
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The Formosan Rock Macaques of Songboling
Published July 4, 2010 Central Taiwan , Nantou County 4 CommentsTags: Formosan Rock Macaque, Mingjian, Songboling
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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Nantou’s Meifeng Farm
Published May 25, 2010 Central Taiwan , Nantou County Leave a 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)].
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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.
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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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The Shuili Snake Kiln
Published May 10, 2010 Central Taiwan , Nantou County 2 CommentsTags: 921 Earthquake, Shuili, Snake Kiln
The Shuili Snake Kiln [水里蛇窯] was built in 1927 when master potter Lin Chiang-sung [林江松] arrived in this small town in rural Nantou County. Today visitors can create their own ceramic pieces, learn about the ceramics making process, and enjoy the works of local artists.
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Jhongsing Lotus Pond
Published May 9, 2010 Central Taiwan , Jhongsing Village , Nantou County , Photography Leave a CommentTags: Flowers, Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera
I was quite delighted a few weeks ago to notice that a couple of Lotus Flowers [Nelumbo nucifera 荷花] had bloomed in the lotus ponds in Jhongsing Village. In the last few days or so, the number blooming has grown dramatically. I went out yesterday morning to take a few shots. It rained the previous night and some of the raindrops on the leaves created some lovely bokeh in a few photos.
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Puli’s Paper Dome
Published April 23, 2010 Central Taiwan , Nantou County 4 CommentsTags: Paper Church, Paper Dome, Puli
Puli’s Paper Dome [紙教堂] traces its origins to the to the 6.8 magnitude earthquake which stuck Kobe, Japan in 1995 and took the lives of over 6,000 people. Architect Shigeru Ban decided to build a church made out of inexpensive, recycled materials when he saw worshipers holding services in the rubble of the Takatori Church. The church was transported to Puli’s Taomi Village [桃米村], which is near the epicenter of the 921 Earthquake of 1999 as a symbol of solidarity between Japan and Taiwan. This once poor village has since reinvented itself a popular eco-tourism destination and is an excellent example of conservation-based post-disaster recovery.
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Puli’s Guangxing Paper Mill
Published April 19, 2010 Central Taiwan , Nantou County 5 CommentsTags: Guangxing Paper Mill, Paper, Puli
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Puli’s paper industry traces its origin to the period of Japanese occupation. Puli’s unique climate and exceptional water quality made it an ideal place for paper manufacturing. At its peak, Puli’s handmade paper industry had over fifty mills. Now, only six remain. Upon arriving at the Guangxing Paper Mill [廣興紙寮] we were given a tour of the facilities and a thorough explanation on paper-making. Once the tour was completed we took part in a small DIY-project.
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Saturday Morning Photowalk
Published April 13, 2010 Caotun , Central Taiwan , Jhongsing Village , Nantou County Leave a CommentTags: Film, Photography, Photowalk
My friend and fellow blogger Mark Forman came down from Taichung for a much overdue photowalk around Jhongsing Village and Caotun. We had talked about having one here from way back when we had our photowalk around the Old Taichung Winery. Luckily, we were blessed with wonderful weather for our walks around morning markets, parks, and temples.
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