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Visiting in Kaoshiung

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September 5th 2007
We r finally at Kaoshiung..yep..myself, my bro and his family visiting 2nd sis. We bunked into her flat..er...i mean condo and had a fabulous 3 days there. Check out the sights and sounds of Kaoshiung...i was impressed with the service of the locals...yep..it is indeed a change from prc and hong kong..the cabbies and sales staff..are pretty courteous..and of course it helps that we can speak manda ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Kaohsiung

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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