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Taipei, Taiwan

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July 28th 2013
Geo: 25.02, 121.45The shore excursion we planned for the day was eight hours long and took in as many stops as possible: Martyr's Shrine, Paoan Temple, Confucius Temple, National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai Shek's Memorial Hall, shopping at the Handicraft Center, and lunch at the Grand Hotel. Whew! Still makes me tired thinking of all the running around we did. The tour began and ended ... 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