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Tropic of Cancer Taiwan
The Provincial Highway 9 Ruishui Marker (above) marks the Tropic of Cancer, 23.5 degrees on the northern latitude, in Taiwan. The spot was...
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Banks in Taiwan generally refuse "foreigners" credit cards. I guess they're afraid they won't be able to recoup money (I w...
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Images of Taipei during World War II I received an informative letter today, from L.C. (I think he lives in Japan) via eyedoc, who runs ... -
Pretty much nothing gets my back up like being told "mei ban fa (沒辦法)." If you translate mei ban fa, you'll come up with somet...
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That's a very good article, though I think Jiufen lost most of its charm years ago after Taiwan switched to the five-day work week, bringing in the crowds...and the souvenir vendors.
That was a bizarre explanation given by the volunteer regarding the Crown Prince's Chalet. The real reason Hirohito didn't show up was probably much more mundane, like being on a tight schedule. I suspect the mining company built the chalet hoping the crown prince would come, without actually having any firm commitments that he would actually show.
I've heard other strange claims in Taiwan. An article in Compass Magazine, an English-language mag covering Taichung, once claimed that the Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito) raved about the hot spring waters of Guguan. There is no record, however, of Mutsuhito ever visiting Taiwan. Maybe the stuff was bottled and shipped to him!
Indeed, Meiji never visited Taiwan. Those enterprising Gu-Guan hot spring operators had created the legend.
Hirohito passed through Keelung three times, the first time on 4/16 (1923) when he first arrived, the second time on 4/23 sailing from Makong. On both days, he was rushed to Taipei for other celebratory events. He left for Japan on 4/27 again from Keelung. The 12-day itinerary was pretty tight, there was no time to make a side-trip to Kinkaseki.
Human being's imagination is limited. All memorials look alike after Lin designed the Vietnam memorial in Washington D.C.; engraved names on the black marvel wall. This one is a good example.
ChoSan
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