Cathy and I found ourselves with some free time while in Houli Township after visiting a friend so we checked out the Yue-mei Sugar Refinery [月眉糖廠]. Located in Taichung County and built in 1909, the Yue-mei Sugar Refinery was just one of several refineries for Taiwan’s once booming sugar industry.
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Yue-mei Sugar Refinery
Published April 2, 2010 Taichung County , Western Taiwan 1 CommentTags: Houli Township, Yue-mei Sugar Refinery
Cycling – Xinshe and Back
Published December 13, 2009 Central Taiwan , Cycling , Nantou County , Taichung County , Western Taiwan 10 Comments
From left to right: Provincial HWY 14, Township Route 6, County Route 136, Township Route 100 [I missed my chance to take a picture of the sign, hence the drawing], Township Route 95-1, Provincial HWY 21, County Route 133, and Provincial HWY 14 [again].
I would like to start off with brief 4 word summaries of the roads and thoughts I had during Saturday’s journey:
- Provincial HWY 14 – Very few motorists, dreaming?
- Township Route 6 – Satisfying distraction from #14.
- County Route 136 – Everyone traveling opposite direction.
- Township Route 100 – Deceivingly flat at beginning.
- Township Route 95-1 – Following the mighty Dajia.
- Provincial HWY 21 – Not bad from Dongshih.
- County Route 133 – Charging fast through Guoxing.
- Provincial HWY 14 – Just keep on spinning.
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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.
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Doing the Touristy Stuff
Published June 18, 2008 Northern Taiwan , Taichung City , Taichung County , Taipei 101 , Taipei City , Western Taiwan 3 CommentsTags: Chih-shan Garden, High Speed Rail, National Palace Museum, San-hsi t'ang Teahouse
Two salespeople from the company Cathy works for had to entertain a couple of their company’s customers in Taipei on Sunday. Through some unusual series of events Cathy and myself were roped into the task, too. Our free time was exchanged for free meals, various entrance tickets, and a ride home on the High Speed Rail as opposed to our usual luxurious choice: the Kuo-Kuang Bus Company [國光客運] . Our first destination was the National Palace Museum [國立故宮博物院]. Before strolling through the museum we ate lunch at the San-hsi t’ang Teahouse [三希堂], located on the fourth floor of the main exhibition hall.
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921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan
Published June 5, 2008 Taichung County , Western Taiwan 9 CommentsTags: 921 Earthquake, Museum, Taiwan
Taiwanese and international newscasts reporting the deadly quake
At 1:47 in the early morning of September 21, 1999, Taiwan was struck by its most devastating earthquake in over a century. The massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake killed 2,415 persons, left 29 still missing, injured 11,305, completely destroyed 44,338 houses while severely damaging another 41,336, and caused NT$300 billion in property damages.
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Taiwan High Speed Rail
Published September 26, 2007 Northern Taiwan , Taichung County , Taipei City , Western Taiwan 10 CommentsTags: High Speed Rail, Panorama, Taichung, Taipei, Taiwan, THSR, Travel
Prior to last weekend, I think I was the only Taiwan blogger not to have ridden the Taiwan High Speed Rail [台灣高速鐵路]. The ride from Taipei to Taichung was about an hour with three stops along the way. The ride was incredibly smooth and beats taking the bus hands down. If I had a better paying job I would take it every time.
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Basianshan National Forest Recreation Area
Published June 27, 2007 Hiking Trails , Taichung County , Western Taiwan 3 Comments
The Basianshan Recreation Area [八仙山國家森林遊樂區] is located in Heping Township, Taichung County. I was introduced to the area through Dongshih Forest District Office’s “Touch Nature” Basianshan Nature Experience.
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More Biking in Taichung County
Published April 17, 2007 Cycling , Taichung County , Western Taiwan 3 Comments
On Sunday, we took our second trip out to Taichung County for biking: our first trip was to the Dong Fong Bicycle Green Way, this trip was spent at the Tan Ya Shen Bike Path [潭雅神鐵馬道 (website)].
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Biking in Taichung County
Published January 31, 2007 Cycling , Taichung County , Western Taiwan 2 CommentsOver the weekend I went to the Dong Fong Bicycle Green Way in Taichung County. This marked the first time I’ve ridden a bicycle in close to a decade so the results were quite humorous at first until I got the hang of things again. Luckily no one got hurt during the (re)learning process.
We biked the path and took a handful of photos along the way, I hope you enjoy:
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