The mountains away from the mountains

Sons And Daughters Of Hungry Ghosts

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September 19th 2009
Ghost month just ended. Everyone set their last barrel on fire and the ghosts went back to their realm with their money and sweets. Two weeks ago during the weekend of the full moon everyone celebrated "Pai-Pai," the height of ghosts (good, bad, relatives) roaming on Earth. Families appeased and honored their Hungry Ghost relatives by giving them presents ("Here's a 2-liter Coke, now don't haunt ... read more

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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