The Industrial Park

Day #122: East Coast cycle path

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August 2nd 2013
There is a cycle path that runs along the coast of Hualien, starting at Hualien promenade and ending at Qixingtan Bay, around 8km away. The first part of the cycle way is lovely, going along the promenade and then through seaside parkland, but then it has to go through a horribly bleak harbour and industrial area, factory after factory (processing marble and sugar, I was told) with hardly any sign ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Hualien

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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