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    • Japan und Taiwan
      125
      Day 21

      Tag 21: Taichung - Tainan

      November 21, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ 🌙 20 °C

      Für noch mehr Sonnenschein sind wir heute weiter in den Süden nach Tainan gereist.

      Dort haben wir zum Mittagessen Koreanisch gegessen. Es gab Kimchi und Bibimbap. Beides sehr lecker, aber immer wieder sind wir von der Schärfe einiger Gerichte überrascht. Nachdem wir die letzten Tage bereits Katzen und Hunde als Haustiere im Restaurant gesehen hatten, sind heute am Nachbartisch ein paar Wellensittiche herumgehüpft. Was uns aufgefallen ist, wenn die Taiwaner ein Hund oder Katze besitzen, meinen sie es oft etwas zu gut mit ihnen und füttern sie zu einer kleinen Kugel heran.

      Nach dem Mittagessen haben wir das gute Wetter genossen und sind an dem Wenchang-Pavillon vorbeigekommen. Die Besonderheit sind die Grundrisse die sich mit jedem Stockwerk ändern. Im Erdgeschoss ist der Pavillon quadratisch, dadrüber rund und im Obergeschoss achteckig. Der Pavillon ist nach dem Gott für Kultur und Literatur Wenchang Dijun benannt wurden. Besonders beliebt ist er auch heute noch bei Schülern und Studenten während der Prüfungszeit. Sie beten für gute Noten und starke Nerven. Sowas hätten wir für unsere Studienzeit auch gut gebrauchen können.

      Am Nachmittag wollten wir noch einen kurzen Stop bei einem Teeladen einlegen, da hier in Tainan besonders guten Tee geben soll. Der kurze Stopp endete in ein knapp zweistündiges gemeinsames Teetrinken mit dem Ladenbesitzer. Der Besitzer freute sich über Julias Chinesischkenntnisse, da er selber kein Englisch sprach. Zum Glück war auch sein Sohn da, der uns beiden auf Englisch über die Taiwanesische Teekultur aufklärte.      Read more

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    • TravelerAsia
      Day 23

      Shanhua

      December 18, 2022 in Taiwan ⋅ 🌧 11 °C

      En direction de Alishan, se retrouver sous une pluie incessante, ne plus pouvoir avancer, ne plus avoir de feux sur le scooter + avoir le pneu arrière complètement lisse tout en ayant crevé déjà deux fois, ne pas trouver d’hôtel et se retrouver à dormir à la laverie… mais il fait très froid à la laverie alors nuit blanche au 7eleven 🤣Read more

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    • TravelerAsia
      Day 6

      Chiayi

      December 1, 2022 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Petit passage par Chiayi pour récupérer notre scooter! À Taïwan, il faut un permis de conduire international pour louer une voiture ou autre. Évidemment nous avons fait la demande en France, beaucoup trop tard. Mais Flo les bons plans a trouvé cette petite pépite.. en route !Read more

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    • Around the World
      Day 147

      Kaohsiung, TAIWAN- EARTH TREMOR

      June 10, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F

      YES, it was a special day with our visit to the incredible artistry, details and seemingly over the top number of The Buddhas we saw (there will be separate posts on them) BUT the STARTLING part of the day was the EARTHQUAKE during lunch!

      The epicenter was 29 miles from the port but only 6 miles from where we were. A magnitude of 4.7 on the richter scale. Everyone and everything is good ... no damage and no tsunami.      Read more

    • TravelerNovember 2023
      Day 4

      Walk in Kaohsiung

      November 4, 2023 in Taiwan

      All the info we had about Kiaohsiung implied that interesting sites were within walking distance. What we didn’t count on was the heat and humidity.

      We may look fairly fresh in that first photo, but after four hours of hoofing it, we were both sweaty messes.

      At one point, we strayed from the harbor area to seek skyscraper shade along a street in the financial district.

      Stately lions crouched in front of a bank along the way. I find it interesting that one lion had its mouth open, while the other’s was closed. It reminds me of Okinawa’s Shisa Lions; the male keeps his mouth open while the female keeps hers closed. Wonder if there’s an intermingling of mythologies here?

      The next building boasted a pair of Chinese Fu Dogs. The male holds a sphere under one paw to represent his dominion over the world, while the female has a baby under her paw to denote her dominion over home and hearth.

      I was surprised to see a container garden tucked near a sunny alley on this same street. Wonder which plant needs eggshells to help it grow?

      As we neared the Pier 2 Arts District, artsy touches began to crop up. At first glance, I thought the car in the last photo was a spaceship.      Read more

    • TravelerVon Shanghai bis Singapur
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      Day 14

      Kaohsiung/Taiwan

      March 23 in Taiwan ⋅ 🌬 28 °C

      Wetter: angenehme 27 Grad im Schatten 😉, Luftfeuchtigkeit bei ca. 70 %. Im Gegensatz zu Keelung ist Kaohsiung sehr moderner, viele schicke hohe Bauten und es gibt definitiv mehr Motorroller als Autos.

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    • TravelerNovember 2023
      2
      Day 4

      Chinese Calligraphy Lesson

      November 4, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

      After our hot and sweaty tromp along Kaohsiung’s harbor, we were grateful to enter the air conditioned cruise port terminal.

      There we found that locals had set up tables to teach their us Chinese calligraphy.

      A calligraphy master was on hand, along with several helpers. They even showed us how to write our names in Chinese. For some reason, my name required some discussion between a trio of assistants. “We want to make sure it is a beautiful name for you,” they explained. I think it looks cool!

      Afterwards, we were approached by a reporter and camera crew for a little interview about our day in Kaohsiung. I’ve no idea where that will air.      Read more

    • TravelerNovember 2023
      2
      Day 4

      Kaohsiung Skyline

      November 4, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

      The more I travel, the more aware I become of Portugal’s influence on the world.

      In Taiwan, for instance, early Portuguese sailors called Taiwan “Ilha Formosa,” meaning “beautiful island.”

      Centuries later, this nickname for Taiwan remains, with “Formosa” used to name streets, buildings, businesses, and so on. (Notice the phrase “Formosa Taiwan” in the second photo.)

      See the tall building behind us in the first photo, and alone in the third? That’s the 85 Sky Tower. It’s shaped like the Chinese character for “gua,” meaning “tall.” Clever, eh?

      Another eye catching site along the harbor is a performance arts building called the Kaohsiung Music Center.

      I think you can see how wilted by sun and humidity we were! I could barely keep my eyes open for the photos.      Read more

    • RTW Redux ... 2023
      Day 181

      Welcome to Kaohsiung, Taiwan

      June 10, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F

      Welcome to another country on RTW2023.

      When we called on Kaohsiung on RTW2017, we did a private tour with the government taxi service, which guaranteed an English-speaking driver.

      On this visit to Kaohsiung, we are going to leave the city behind and go into the countryside. But first Insignia needs to dock.Read more

    • Around the World
      2
      Day 147

      Kaohsiung, Taiwan - Overview 1 of 3

      June 10, 2023 in Taiwan ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F

      Taiwan is the origination point for so many products we use every day and as was very evident by the size of the Kaoshiung container port where we docked. WOW, the containers went on and on. Taiwan is also known for producing more than 95% of the semiconductors used today in computers in the world. Therefore, many people work in that industry and Taiwan has a high GNP compared to all its neighbors in Asia.

      All of Taiwan is 14,000 square miles and with a population of 24 million people. Kaohsiung, a crowded city, is only 1,100 square miles but has a population of over 3 million people. It is surrounded by the East China Sea (north), the Pacific (east), Taiwan Strait (west), and South Island Sea.

      Taiwan and China split in 1949 (except for the time Japan occupied Taiwan) following a civil war that ended with the ruling Communist Party in control of the mainland. The island has never been part of the People’s Republic of China, but Beijing says it must unite with the mainland. The democratic island faces increasing military threats from China, which sees Taiwan as a breakaway province to be retaken by force if necessary.

      Just today (6/10), Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said the self-ruled island would work to improve its rescue and defense capabilities with new technologies (as practiced today in helicopter maneuvers over the Sea), adding that strengthening Taiwan through border security is key to maintaining peace. “The safer Taiwan is, the safer the world is,” she said.

      In trying to win diplomatic allies, China has just established relations with Honduras from Taiwan (embassy to open in Beijing tomorrow). Taiwan, called the Republic of China, in addition to the mainland, also has jurisdiction over 22 islands in the Taiwan group and 64 islands to the west, the Pescadores. Other claims include Matsu and Quemoy off of China and a group of islands that are claimed by Japan, Paracels claimed by China and the Spratly Islands claimed by China, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines. What a difficult place with these looming borders always in debate and changing.

      Freedom of Religion is very important here and is in their Constitution! There were 15,175 religious buildings in Taiwan, 12,279 temples dedicated to Taoism (70%) and Buddhism (15%) and Christian Churches (15%). There more than 33,000 places for people to worship (2+ per square mile) making it the most dense religious country in Asia.      Read more

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    Kaohsiung, 高雄市

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