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Taipei 101

This building was designed to look like a piece of bamboo. Almost everything about it has something to do with the number 1 and 0...101 floors, address is 101, elevator goes 1001 m/sec, #1 tallest building...
Teaching dumplings and eating Kindergarteners

February 11th 2006
Forgive me for my lack of eloquence I have tried so hard to pursue in my earlier blogs. The overwhelming anxiety of a hemispherical move can take its toll sometimes. Many things have changed, and I am sure each and every one of you are as anxious as I am to finally get the story. I arrived into Taipei, Taiwan on January 28th, two days after my 24th birthday. Actually, my plans took me to an un ... read more
Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

Chinese/Taiwanese Flag 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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