Buddha statues at National Palace Museum in Taipei

Bronze statues during the Ming dynasty 1368 - 1644.

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March 20th 2024
23 to 26 February 2024 – I travelled solo in Taiwan for 4 days. It was challenging to travel in a Chinese speaking country as most of the people I met during my travels couldn’t speak English. I had no sim card or GPS on my phone, so I had to use the traditional way, which was a map and asking a local to write the name of places I wanted to visit in Chinese, and pointed at it when I needed hel ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

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 th... ... read more

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