Mazu parade

The goddess Mazu- a year of good luck

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April 12th 2008
I'm so tired right now. Not surprising I guess, considering I had about 3 hours of sleep on Friday night. The train ride wasn't too bad- I had a really hard time finding the area where they sell tickets and ended up walking up and down stairs, and all around the station for about 25 minutes with that huge backpack on. I was sweaty and my back was hurting and people were laughing at me. Not fu ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Taichung

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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