A quiet Friday morning in Jiji Township [View the large].  Who’s been making noise on the blogs?

• Image Coffee Grey with a splendid shot of Jhongsing Village.
• Biking in Taiwan lists five favorite day rides in the Taipei area.
• Welcome to Scooter Country – courtesy of Mark Forman.
• Jim takes a family trip to Kaohsiung.
• Wandering Taiwan checks out the Orange Daylilies of Liushi Shishan.
• Neil Wade visits Shiding and Shenkeng.
• The Tainan City Guide introduces readers to the Red Wolf Tavern.
• Pinyin News takes a look at a couple of signs in Taipei County.
• David Reid reviews Formosa Betrayed.
• Tim Maddog rounds up July’s big political news.
• A recent computerized scenario showed that it would take only three days for PLA forces to capture Taipei.  We don’t have to worry about that here in Nantou – we’re already occupied by Chinese tourists.