Although I’ve known that the Taiwan holocaust museum is somewhere out there since my first month in Tainan, it is only this week that I was able to figure out where it was hiding. An email from a European holocaust
Touring Tainan County : Chimei Corporation private art museum
It never ceases to amaze me the things I find around Tainan, and those two places I visited this Sunday in the middle of no-where countryside Tainan County were just unbelievably remarkable. I’ll start with the first one. How Taiwan,
Touring Kaohsiung’s ZuoYing Lotus Pond – Tiger Dragon Pagoda, Emperor of Dark Heaven, Confucius, and Old City FengShan
Hidden in the back of the fast developing area of Kaohsiung’s Zuoying – where the Taiwan High Speed Rail reaches Kaohsiung and where the newly opened Kaohsiung underground MRT now runs – is a mysterious world of gorgeous temples and
Taiwan Election Day : ShouShan Martyrs’ Shrine in Kaohsiung
There’s something symbolic in where I spent my Taiwan election day. High up on the ShouShan mountain overlooking the sea and Kaohsiung city was the Martyrs’ Shrine : From its imposing, majestic and scenic location at the southern foot of
KMT Rally in Tainan : Kuomintang’s Ma Ying Jiu visits the Tainanese
I owe thanks to John for alerting me about a KMT rally here in Tainan, maybe the biggest one that has come here to DPP land. I’ve been to some political rallies in Israel, but I’ve never seen anything quite
Ghost money burning : Gods worshiped at Tainan-Taiwan
Money burning is a long long tradition of the Taiwanese people, being an inherent practice in many Chinese culture rituals. Living in Tainan, one of Taiwan’s most traditional cities, I get to see alot of money burning. Yesterday, as I
Taiwan High Speed Rail – THSR from Tainan to Taipei
Taiwan’s High Speed Rail (HSR) is a wonderful project. From northern Taipei to southern Kaohsiung in less than two hours is a conceptual revolution in the way distance is perceived in Taiwan. The way everything looks is extremely professional. The
Touring Tainan County : Madou Dai Tien Wu Wang Temple – Five God’s Heaven and Hell
The other day, I went with John and his family around Tainan County, and although we were aiming for the Lantern festival, the number of people and cars directed us in a different direction. We eventually ended up heading up
Insane Taiwanese fireworks – The crazy Lantern Festival at Qi-gu Lu-er-men Sheng-mu-miao
This was, by far, the most insane fireworks display I’ve ever been in. The Lantern Festival (元宵節/元宵) is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar year in the Chinese calendar. During the
Day 0 – Taoyuan – Taiwan’s excellent International Airport
Everytime I visit Taiwan’s international airport, once Chang Kai Shek Airport but now renamed to Taoyuan International Airport, I am both surprised and impressed, promising myself to write something about it when I get back – but never get around
