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Enjoying Taipei with Chi-Jene

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December 2nd 2013
Chi-Jene picked me up at the airport. I was just allowed to drop my rucksack at the hostel and we were off to the night market to try weird food. So we started with pork belly soup accompanied by a Taiwanese hamburger, then we had tofu and vegetable and for dessert sweet congee (type of rice porridge). The old women at the congee stand randomly knew I am French.... Apparently I just look French. ... 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