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Underneath the City Hall overhang  
   

Underneath the City Hall overhang

The building in the background (with the hole) is where the city council meets. It was designed by a Swedish firm after they won a competition. The hole represents three things: an eye to watch the city council, an ear to hear the desires of the people, and a mouth with the power to speak for the people.
Wait, Class? What's That?

July 18th 2015
Hi everyone! It's crazy how fast a week goes by here. This past Monday marked our first real day of classes. We now have four different teachers: Yu laoshi, Wu (Molly) laoshi, Hong laoshi, and Bai laoshi. We also got our textbooks on Monday, and have been speeding through the chapters. Admittedly, we already know the grammar points from each chapter, but with each chapter we are learning t ... read more
Asia » Taiwan » Taichung

Chinese/Taiwanese Flag 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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