Taiwan – A (very) brief history for us Non-Asians or Why Taiwan and China do not get along
It is fairly well known here in the US that Taiwan does not really get along with its larger sister, China, but most of us do not really know why. The common belief is that Taiwan is a renegade province of China, trying to gain its independence, while China tries to hang on. This is far from the truth. Did you know that the reality is that Taiwan (or about half the Taiwanese at least)...
Read MorePhoto Tour of Po Kok Temple in Taichung City
One more day, and Flip will be in Taipei. Once he gets here, we will have a packed schedule of where to eat and play. So today, I was to fulfill a little family duty and go to Taichung to pay respects to my ancestors. I am going to spare you the boring details of the trip. I do, however, want to share with you the history and beautiful architecture of the temple. Po Kok Temple was...
Read MoreBest Souvenir from Taiwan, Yingge Ceramic Art
Not sure if I had clarified this in the last post, I am Taiwanese. I was born and raised in Taiwan, moved to San Francisco when I was 13, then moved to San Diego for UCSD. And now I call San Diego home. My parents moved back to Taipei after Soph (my sister) and I left San Francisco for college. So every year, we go back to Taiwan to visit my parents. This is not Flip’s first...
Read MoreHot Spring Spa Resorts, a Stone’s Throw from Taipei
March 20, 2004, Election Day in Taiwan. Politics in Taiwan is very unlike politics in the U.S. The little country usually draws out 85% of the eligible voters on Election Day. Taiwanese citizens around the world fly back just to vote. And that was the reason why I went back to Taipei a week earlier than Flip, so I could vote in the Presidential Election. I got in early in the...
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