View from Guandu balcony

Day #118: Danshui

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July 29th 2013
North of Taipei, accessible by MRT, are the areas of Guandu and Danshui. Guandu is famous for its (very old) temple and its (very new) nature reserve. The nature reserve is interesting but the area accessible to the general public can be walked around in 45 minutes: much of it, including its wetlands, is off-limits to anyone other than the conservationists. The temple is beautiful, built into the ... 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