The Land Where It's Already Tomorrow, Chapter 11: Where Are My Pictures Of Dr. Sun Yat-sen? October 12th 2006 That is to say, this is Chapter 11 of my book, not Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The two concepts are somewhat connected, because many of us do not get paid until early October, and only for the last two weeks of August because the school holds a month’s pay, to be used as a penalty if anyone bails before the end of the contract.
There are only two financial institutions in Guangfu, the Farmers’ Ba ... read more
Asia » Taiwan » Hualien 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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This is the story of our first year living and working in Hualien County, on the east coast of Taiwan ROC. I am a schoolteacher in the junior high in Guangfu Township, and Lao-puo (Suzanne) studies Chinese at Buddhist Tzu Chi University in Hualien (where we live). My blog is called "The Land Where it's Already Tomorrow". The blog for our second year is now under way at http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Pagan-Dan/... full info