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Background: In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using the 1946 constitution drawn up for all of China. Over the next five decades, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the native population within the governing structure. In 2000, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power from the Nationalist to the Democratic Progressive Party. Throughout this period, the island prospered and became one of East Asia's economic "Tigers." The dominant political issues continue to be the relationship between Taiwan and China - specifically the question of eventual unification - as well as domestic political and economic reform.

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By csilvers
July 21st 2009

Weekend fun Asia » Taiwan » Taipei » LongShan Temple

I didn't do too much this past weekend, but I was able to get some of the places crossed off my sightseeing to-do list. On friday, after class, a couple classmates and I went to Ximending (think the Taipei equivalent of Times Square of Picadilly Circus, except with more teenage girls) to a Shisha bar. Going at about 5:30PM ensured that we were the only customers, which was kind of cool. After the bar, we hit up a McDonalds, which over here is a popular hang out spot, and then went back to the dorms to get ready for a night [View Full Entry]

By Kpolizotto
July 9th 2009

Living in Taipei Asia » Taiwan » Taipei » LongShan Temple

India

Hey All, This is my first entry on this new website. I am still learning how to use it so if things appear slowly that may be a reason. I should first enter some pictures from recent travels like India, Lijiang and Tiger Leaping Gorge, then on to Taiwan. I am staying in a rental right now and have lots of time to sit and relax. In between John Wayne movies I am studying Chinese and enjoying Taiwanese cuisine. Yesterday I met with a Chinese tutor and will begin to take classes with him twice a week. Hopefully when I meet [View Full Entry]

By 1050
May 27th 2009

Tsi Jien Asia » Taiwan » Taipei » LongShan Temple

7-11 Coffee

Last day in Taipei. Went to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial and Longshan Temple. Ate American type food and... something else. Then took the 4-hour bus to Tainan and saw just a little of the Dragon Boat festival trials. [View Full Entry]

By outandabout
November 25th 2008

Taiwan: Taipei, Kenting, Tainan and Taroko Gorge Asia » Taiwan » Taipei » LongShan Temple

Yes Yes, Tropical Island

Contrast and travel tiredness in Taiwan How fed up can one be with noodles, rice and sweet bread; that’s what we are contemplating these days. Travel tiredness comes and goes in waves, it doesn’t seem that much related to the country we are in, it is just part of having all the freedom you ever longed for and then being tired of playing the tourist every day. Taiwan is not yet a very popular tourist destination, yet that might change. The Portuguese used to call this island Ilha Formosa, ‘beautiful island’, and that’s what it is. The first and for [View Full Entry]

By sublimeiswhatigot
October 8th 2008

Ni hao Asia » Taiwan » Taipei » LongShan Temple

Inside Longshan Temple

Hey everyone today was my second day in Taipei, i went to the Longshan Temple which was utterly amazing! The courtyard before you enter the temple has an awesome waterfall on one side and a spectacular fountain on the other side, the building itself was probably one of the most beautiful things i have seen (so far) every bit of it is covered in carvings and statues, inside there is smoke bellowing from incense scattered around the place and offerings of food, sweets and magnolias to Buddha and the 165 or so deities that are worshipped here including Guanyin (goddess of [View Full Entry]

By 54
October 4th 2007

Wanhua -Taipei's old, down-at-the-heels district Asia » Taiwan » Taipei » LongShan Temple

The one nice home

The Wanhua area of Taipei City has got to be one of the shadiest areas on the entire island. I was shouted at several times for taking photos, drunken taxi cab drivers were puking in front of their cars, and prostitutes were burning incense in front of temples asking the gods to please send more customers. [View Full Entry]

By LoopyLupine
January 19th 2007

Day 2 in Taipei Asia » Taiwan » Taipei » LongShan Temple

Guarding CKS

Tired in Taipei, I guess you could say. I did get a good night's sleep last night, although the bed was a bit hard. I'm not used to pounding so much pavement, I guess. Today I went to the Chiang Kai-shek memorial hall. I took a bus to get there from the hostel, and it took me pretty close. It was raining at that point, but not too hard, just steady. Walked up to the memorial and they were just doing a changing of the guard, so that was cool to watch. There was a giant CKS inside the memorial (see [View Full Entry]

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