Busy stall at the night market

Suao to Hualien

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November 2nd 2013
Unfortunately when we woke up the next morning it was still raining heavily and radar maps were showing no signs of it letting up as there was a typhoon just south of Taiwan causing strong winds and rain. So we decided to hop on a train to Hualien instead. We spent the rest of the day enjoying Hualien and eating at/exploring the night market. The next day we went to Taroko gorge using an exc ... 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