Nansing street in Chinese

Southbound

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March 9th 2011
This morning we woke up at around 9:30, took a hot shower, and made some toast for breakfast. We checked out at 11 and headed to Taipei Main Station. Dave had written directions for us on how to get to the bus terminal that would take us to Puli, a little town about 3 hours south of Taipei. It's faster on the train, and more expensive, but we have time and no money so decided to bus it! Anyway ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Puli

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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