The 2009 Miaoli Tongluo Chrysanthemum & Taro Festival [2009苗栗銅鑼杭菊芋頭節] kicked off on Saturday, November 7 at Jiuhu Leisure Farm. We checked out the festival yesterday and had learned that we were still a little early for the total bloom. After walking a little further from the main festival area that had a stage and various tents selling crafts and taro and chrysanthemum based goods, we found an area with a pretty high percentage already blooming.
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2009 Tongluo Chrysanthemum & Taro Festival
Published November 9, 2009 Miaoli County , Western Taiwan Leave a CommentTags: Chrysanthemum, Tongluo
Taiwan Design Expo [3 of 3] – The Old Taichung Winery
Published October 13, 2009 Historic Sites , Taichung City , Western Taiwan 4 CommentsTags: Old Taichung Winery, Taiwan Design Expo
This post is the third and final post of the series. This one focuses on the Old Taichung Winery. The photos in this post were taken in the areas of the winery that haven’t been renovated for exhibition use. The winery is a paradise of decay, corrosion, colors, and textures to feast your eyes on.
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Taiwan Design Expo [2 of 3] – The Other Stuff
Published October 12, 2009 Taichung City , Western Taiwan Leave a CommentTags: Taiwan, Taiwan Design Expo
Welcome to part two of the three part series on the Taiwan Design Expo. We didn’t spent too much time in the exhibition halls, as most were pretty crowded. That’s not to say there wasn’t any interesting stuff.
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Taiwan Design Expo [1 of 3] – Robots
Published October 12, 2009 Taichung City , Western Taiwan 1 CommentTags: Taiwan, Taiwan Design Expo
演 [yǎn] – to develop / to evolve / to practice / to perform / to play / to act
This post is the first of a three part series of yesterday’s visit to the Taiwan Design Expo with my friend and fellow blogger Mark Forman. The second part will focus on displays at the expo that didn’t have anything to do with non-functional robots, while the third will focus on the old Taichung Winery, where the event is being held through October 18.
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Wolongpo and Tengshan Trail Tung Blossoms
Published April 25, 2009 Central Taiwan , Changhua County , Hiking Trails , Nantou County , Western Taiwan 8 CommentsTags: 2009 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival, Baguashan, Tengshan Trail
I had the great pleasure of heading up to Baguashan [八卦山] this morning to check out the Tung Blossoms on the Wolongpo [臥龍坡步道] and Tengshan Trails [藤山步道]. These trails are two of several scenic areas visitors can flock to for the 2009 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival [2009客家桐花祭]. There were several booths as well as a stage set up in front of Fengtian Temple [鳳天宮] for the event. I arrived before any of the vendors, so there was nothing distracting me from starting my walk down the Wolongpo Trail [臥龍坡步道].
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Saturday Cycling – Tung Blossoms and Baguashan
Published April 18, 2009 Central Taiwan , Changhua County , Cycling , Nantou County , Western Taiwan 8 CommentsTags: 2009 Hakka Tung Blossom Festival, Baguashan
Usually before I go cycling I’ve already decided several days ahead of time where I’ll be going. Today was different. I hadn’t decided where I would be going as I finished breakfast this morning. I got on my bike and headed in the direction of the Pingding Sacred Tree, as there are many choices of routes available once there. I felt a rumbling in my stomach, so turned around to go to the big 7-11 on Zhongzheng Rd. This particular 7-11 rates high in terms of clean restrooms. Had it not been for the unexpected bout of abdominal bloating, I probably would have gone to the Pingding Sacred Tree and come back through Jhongliao like I usually do.
After leaving 7-11 I decided to head in the direction of Baguashan [八卦山]. I entertained the idea of cycling to Changhua and ascending Baguashan from the Giant Buddha Statue one of my six year old students can’t stop talking about.
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Saturday Cycling – To Guguan
Published March 1, 2009 Central Taiwan , Cycling , Nantou County , Taichung County , Western Taiwan 5 CommentsTags: Guguan Hot Springs
Ninety-Nine Peaks [九九峰)], view the large.
On Saturday, I went with Da-xiang, a family friend to the hot springs of Taichung County’s Guguan [谷關]. The first part of our journey was spent on HWY 14, which will probably be much more pleasurable to cycle on once the monstrous HWY 6 is completed giving motorists a faster option to Sun Moon Lake.
Taiwan Glass Exhibition Hall
Published October 13, 2008 Changhua County , Western Taiwan Leave a CommentTags: Lugang, Taiwan Glass Exhibition Hall
The Taiwan Glass Exhibition Hall [台灣玻璃館], founded by Taiwan Mirror Glass Enterprise LTD. provides local artists a place to showcase their work. The museum is free of charge and a welcome escape from the heat for anyone visiting Lugang on a hot day.
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A brief return to Baguashan
Published October 8, 2008 Central Taiwan , Changhua County , Cycling , Nantou County , Western Taiwan 6 CommentsTags: Taiwan, Baguashan
Sunday’s bike trip was a much briefer one than the previous week because I had a mountain of housework I didn’t get done on Saturday. This trip was much like the previous one, however, once I reached Bagua Rd. I turned right instead of left.
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Changcing Bikeway on Baguashan
Published September 28, 2008 Central Taiwan , Changhua County , Cycling , Nantou County , Western Taiwan 5 Comments
Taking advantage of a fine day on the eve of Typhoon Jingmi’s arrival I decided to do some cycling on the Chingcing Bikeway [長青自行車道] along Baguashan [八卦山]. The weather was nice and cool when I set out at 6 am on Saturday. After a quick stop at Family Mart and another stop for breakfast I began my journey through Nantou City [南投市]. Along the way, a van was being overtaken by nature:
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