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Taiwan High Speed Rail’s Zuoying Station – Kaohsiung.
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A Quick Stop at the Donggang Fish Market
Published November 17, 2011 Pingtung County , Southern Taiwan 2 CommentsTags: Donggang, Fish, Photography
Keeping an Eye on You
It’s often mandatory during company trips to stop at various locations either to or from the destination to shop for local specialties. After an employee outing to Kenting we were dropped off in Donggang [東港] in Pingtung County to go seafood shopping. I’m not much of a seafood fan so I didn’t walk away with any fresh seafood. I did however leave with a few decent photographs.
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Mailboxes
Zizhu Village [自助新村] is a military dependents’ village located in Kaohsiung City’s Zuoying District. In an attempt to save the village from demolition, a group of students have decorated the village’s buildings and roads to attract visitors. Like Taichung’s Chun An Village, this village has been receiving a lot of attention lately and even has its own Facebook page created by the artists where visitors can post photographs from their visits.
Military dependents’ villages [眷村] are communities throughout Taiwan built in the late 1940s through 1950s for the original purpose of providing provisional housing to Nationalist soldiers and their dependents after the KMT retreated to Taiwan. However, they ended up becoming permanent settlements of mainlander enclaves in Taiwanese cities. These communities were haphazardly constructed and often poorly maintained. Since the 1990s, most of these villages have been bulldozed and replaced by high-rise communities. There are efforts to preserve some of the few remaining dependents’ villages as historical sites.
Here is a small collection of photographs from our visit to Zizhu Village:
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National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
Published December 21, 2010 Pingtung County , Southern Taiwan 7 Comments
Tunnel Vision
While my nephew was visiting Taiwan we took him to the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium [國立海洋生物博物館] in Pingtung County near Kenting National Park. The first time I visited the museum was four years ago when I had far fewer wrinkles around my eyes. The museum is a blast and a must see for anyone visiting southern Taiwan. I had a great time during both of my visits.
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Hengchun’s Historic Gates
Published December 15, 2010 Historic Sites , Pingtung County , Southern Taiwan 6 CommentsTags: Hengchun
The South Gate [南門]
Hengchun [恆春鎮] is Taiwan’s southernmost township and hosts the most completely preserved city gates in Taiwan. This historic city is a great stop for anyone visiting southern Taiwan.
While in Pingdong, we checked out an area of the coast during low tide. We visited a lovely spot adjacent to Bitou Fishing Port [鼻頭漁港]. The small road leading to the fishing port is directly opposite the entrance for the Uni-Resort [統一墾丁] on HWY 26.
Nanwan Beach
Published August 19, 2010 Pingtung County , Southern Taiwan 9 CommentsTags: Nanwan, Travel
Nanwan [南灣] is located in Pingdong [屏東] - Taiwan’s southernmost county.
Here are a few pictures from our recent trip south. We were blessed during the trip with fabulous weather. Although it was summer vacation for students, most of the places we went were largely free of crowds. Perhaps most people were inside avoiding a suntan or busy going to full-day English summer camps like the unfortunate children who attend the school I work at.
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Favorite Posts of 2009
Published December 29, 2009 Central Taiwan , Cycling , Northern Taiwan , Photography , Southern Taiwan , Western Taiwan 7 CommentsWith 2009 coming to a close I thought I would take a moment to highlight some of my favorite posts [in no particular order]:
- Growing up a short drive from Sandusky, Ohio, I’ve never been too impressed by amusement parks in Taiwan. The rides at the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village were really nothing to write home about, but the cherry blossoms sure were nice.
- Skip the Sitou Forest Recreational Park and go to the Wangyou Forest instead. It’s a real gem and almost deserted [for now].
- I visited the Old Taichung Winery with blogger Mark Forman in October and had a great time. On this trip I learned to love my 50mm f/1.8 all over again.
- My trip to Kaohsiung with my wife was a blast. It’s hard to choose one post to highlight here but the one featuring shots from Formosa Boulevard MRT Station’s the Dome of Light really stand out for its panorama goodness.
- I wrote a short little article about Reverse Lens Macro Photography that you may find helpful. The examples in the article are fairly dull, but the subsequent Daily Photos came out nice.
- Surprise! Nantou had a flower festival!
- I never knew a ceramics museum could be so interesting! Now I need to find time to visit Yingge again!
- Cathy and I had a great time walking around the Gold Ecological Park in Jinguashi. Check it out to learn about Taiwan’s intriguing mining history!
- I’ve written a few posts from our honeymoon to the Czech Republic and Austria. Unfortunately, I’ve experienced quite a delay getting pictures online due to my pre-Intel processor iBook G4 showing its age. Out of the posts I have made, the one of the Old Jewish Cemetery is my favorite.
- Can I pick just one cycling post? Of course not. My trip on the Northern Cross Island Highway was the most fun I’ve ever had cycling in lousy weather, mainly because of the great people I went along with. My recent solo-ride to Xinshe was great because it was more challenging than any other ride I had done before.
This year I started doing Weekly Links as a regular feature on the blog. I hope my readers have found this useful for finding interesting content. The Daily Photo feature began last year and unfortunately posting has been sporadic at best. I usually post a Daily Photo if there wasn’t a long post and usually only post a photo on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday [and technically Thursday if you count the Weekly Links header photo]. Regardless, here’s my 10 favorite Daily Photos [sorted by date]:
January 22 – Anping Tree House [4]
February 2 – A Sign of Spring
March 17 – Electric
April 27 – The Tenth Floor
May 7 – Bamboo
May 14 – Lotus
May 25 – Time to Take out the Trash
June 8 – Corrosion
August 18 – FM2
October 7 – All Your Weight Falls on Me and Brings Me Down
Notice anything missing? Yeah, no people. I’ll try to work on that in 2010.
In personal news, Cathy and I just celebrated our one year anniversary! I’m looking forward to plenty more anniversaries and travels with my beautiful wife!
Have a Happy New Year!
Kaohsiung – Zuoying Lotus Pond
Published June 27, 2009 Kaohsiung , Southern Taiwan 2 CommentsTags: Taiwan, Zuoying Lotus Pond
The last attraction on our Kaohsiung trip was a stop to the Lotus Pond in Zuoying [蓮池潭龍虎塔]. The man-made pond is a short bus ride from the Zuoying KMRT and HSR Station and is located between Gui Mountain [龜山] and Banping Mountain [半平山]. Here are a few photos of the pond’s Dragon and Tiger Towers:
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Kaohsiung – Urban Spotlight
Published June 27, 2009 Kaohsiung , Southern Taiwan 2 CommentsTags: Taiwan, Urban Spotlight
Kaohsiung’s Urban Spotlight [城市光廊] is located near the KMRT’s Central Park Station. It’s theme is light and is the collaboration of nine local artists. It’s a great place to stroll around after dusk. Here are some pictures from our visit:
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