Buddah Statue I

First destination in Taiwan...KAOHSIUNG

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February 17th 2006
I arrived in Kaohsiung, Taiwan which is southern Taiwan. The plan for the tour is to arrive in southern Taiwan and make our way up to northern Taiwan. My big uncle book this tour for me so I didn't know what to expect. When I arrived, I met my tour group. To my surprise I was the youngest one in the group. Everyone else was old enough to be my parents. This is was not a bad thing. It was just t ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Kaohsiung

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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