Photos, stories, and articles from cultural events, and places in Taiwan

Decided to get in the car and just drive yesterday. I really enjoy the fact that I don’t know where I am going and that I will end up somewhere I like. Today’s trip took me to an area I have been to several times before, located about an hour away from [...]

I had the pleasure of taking two vacationers out for the day today. They wanted to see the country, so we hopped in the car and cruised to a place in Tainan County called the 曾文水庫 Tseng (Zun) Wen Reservoir.
Joe and Jason

are from Texas and Maryland, and it is their first [...]

It’s been a busy month, and I’ve got photos from the Taiwan Lantern Festival - 台灣燈會 2008 in Tainan County （It was held at a place called Solar City in the Southern Taiwan Science Park). I have to say, it was a really cool event. There were so many lanterns and things to [...]

The Dai Tian temple in Madou (麻豆代天府) is a very cool temple. What separates it from the many other temples in Taiwan are two things:
First, there is a large dome in the parking lot that houses a magnificent giant Buddha statue.

The other is the heaven and hell indoor walking tour that is [...]

The Fireworks festival in Yan Shui (鹽水蜂炮)was a blast! We had a lot of fun jumping around and trying not to get hit too hard by the thousands of rockets that screamed at us. What is the Yan Shui Fireworks Festival you may ask. Here is some information about it:
It is said [...]

Last night was another great fireworks event in Tainan County, Taiwan. I will post more pics and videos as soon as I get everything sorted. This event was at the huge Lu Er Men temple and there were thousands of people there. They would roll out a huge cart of fireworks, most [...]

The Yan Shui feng pao (pao pao) 2008 Fireworks Festival began last night. In what could be deemed as a ‘locals ceremony’, we followed the gods through the streets of Yan Shui. Tonight is the night where droves of tourists will converge on Yan Shui and experience the full beehive fireworks experience. [...]

Happy New Year everyone! I thought I’d usher in the year of the rat with the top 10 reasons Taiwan is independent from China.
Taiwan’s independence from China is an extremely puzzling issue to many people I know. The China - Taiwan conflict as it were, seems to be mostly about bullying from China [...]

In what is seemingly has become the norm, there are temple celebrations on a very regular basis here in Tainan. Fili goes into this a bit on his blog post Another weekend in Tainan : Another God has a birthday. It is impossible not to notice these events unless you never step [...]

Here is the latest and last video we have have of this particular public pole dancing sex show in Taiwan. You can watch the video which is a short clip and some photos from that evening. You can also check out the soft core sex show slideshow here. Check out the previous [...]

Here is a video I shot last night of a pole dancer at a local cultural event dedicated to appeasing the ghosts that roam the earth. I will post photos of this a bit later, and another short raunchy video of the girl on top of a guy in his underwear grinding away. [...]

Double Ten Day is Here! It should be a national holiday in Taiwan. Most people have the day off, but some school owners think today is a good day to reschedule the missed class from the typhoon day on Saturday so you may not get the day off. Here is some info [...]

Taiwanese currency has been steadily advancing on the greenback, so if you have a pillowcase full of blues you should be keeping an eye on the situation now as better exchange rates are nigh. Here is a photo showing the old style Taiwanese currency.

Bills from the Old Taiwan

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Mark your calendars now. The Mid-Autumn Moon festival is coming. It is on Tuesday, September 25th 2007 (15th Day, 8th Lunar Cycle) . That is about 2 weeks from now. It is also informally known by myself and others as Taiwan’s national barbecue day. Rumor has it that you can [...]

The masses were out on to celebrate Dragon Boat day in Tainan. The vendors were there in full force as well, selling their goods. The smell of stinky tofu permeated the air and the sounds of pop music blared from large stage with a huge crowd gathered around to listen. It was [...]