Crowded Night Market

So long, farewell, I shall always love you.

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August 5th 2010
Gorgeous, charming, and oh so Taiwanese, I could not help but fall in love with Taipei city. Yesterday, my journey home was punctuated by the mix of elation and sadness one feels after they’ve lost a romance which was profound in its promise and intense in its brevity. I await with great patience and joy that happy day when the fates have brought us together again. While ... read more

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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