Areca Palm aka Pineng

Taiwanese love to chew on the Areca Nut wrap in beta leave and lime. It supposed to work as stimulant/caffein to keep you awake during long distance driving. you will notice many Pineng stand along the roads in the country sides.

Kaohsiung to Tainan

January 28th 2010
Sorry for not keeping up my blog the last few days. I have been to Tainan(south) several time to visit local attractions. What I have noticed is that there are so many temples(buddish, Daois) in Taiwan. Every time you turn around a corner, you will most likely encounter a temple. There are some small local ones and others that are decorated with gold gilted statues and carvings, reliefs a ... 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

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