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The Second China

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October 2nd 2012
Geo: 25.02, 121.45Taiwan isn't on many travel itineraries and for us, it came right on the heels of our wanderings through Japan (which would be a hard act to follow for any country). Even the Taiwanese don't talk up the highlights of their country usually explaining that the country has a history that is only three or four hundred years old. The pilot of our inbound flight also seemed a ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

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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