LongShan Temple

"Dragon Mountain" Temple. Packed with hundreds of people who came to burn incense and leave gifts and food as offerings to their ancestors. A beautiful and bizarre mixing of worlds, to see young trendy teens, cell phones in hand, kowtowing next to monks with shaved heads and gray habits.

Taiwan: The First Week

February 24th 2010
I flew into Taiwan late on Thursday, February 18th. That night, bleary-eyed and giddy, I checked into the Taipei Backpacker's Hostel, where I've been staying ever since. The Mandarin Training Center, the language program where I will soon begin studying, does not offer housing to its 1500 students, so I'm in the middle of the somewhat daunting process of looking for an apartment now. Since my arr ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

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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