Big, Dirty, Polluted, Magic, Wonderful, Endearing Taipei

For all its crowds and pollution, Taipei has a grim and haunting beauty to it

The Land Where It's Already Tomorrow, Chapter 04: Die Bay Ee Ling Ee, My Tour Group, Kimchi, The Compulsory "Snake Alley" Gross-out

October 4th 2006
It’s hard to believe that I’m actually getting paid for doing what I’m doing—getting free Chinese and tai chi lessons, not to mention teaching tips and cultural insights into Taiwan. As much as I have been enjoying myself in Sansia, I am really looking forward to going to my assignment in Guangfu.Not just yet, maybe. A couple more days will be good. There was an aboriginal festival in a ne ... 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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