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Bombing the Dragon in Miaoli
Every year at the end of Chinese New Year, festivals throughout Taiwan seek to bring prosperity for the new year. One, near Tainan, is the famous Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival. People actually volunteer to have fireworks shot at them as … Continue reading
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Life at 18mm (Single Shot)
I know I haven’t posted ANYTHING yet this year. The reason for this is because of a few personal changes that made me pretty busy mixed with some absolutely nasty weather here in northern Taiwan. Nasty weather makes it hard … Continue reading
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Single Shot: Jhubei Mazu Festival
This show comes from last weekend, which gave me a great opportunity to take plenty of pictures. Unfortunately, I haven’t gotten around to processing them all yet. This shot is part of what I believe is a Hakka group. It … Continue reading
Jhubei Yimin Performance
This is the last post in a series about the Hakka Yimin festival, an event which takes place every year to honor ancestors who fought in a military struggle against certain rebel factions in Taiwan. It is celebrated by the … Continue reading
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Hakka Yimin Festival, Part 2
I have been posting about the Hakka Yimin Festival, which I referred to in a previous post. The second part to this festival was last weekend, and it involves a mix between “Ghost Month” festivities and a chance to remember a series of … Continue reading
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Yimin Temple, Part 1
These are shots from last weekend at Yimin Temple, Hsinpu, Taiwan. Ghost Month just ended passed its halfway mark and a major holiday around this time is the Yimin Hakka Festival, a time of remembering ancestors who fought a series of … Continue reading
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Traditional Chinese Music, Jhubei
These shots were taken last month, the same day I saw a Chinese opera as well as women with traditional Chinese bridal garb.
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Hakka Teahouse Exterior
This exterior of a Hakka teahouse was taken later in the evening during Chinese New Year as my family visited. I’ve posted this located before when telling about making tea during my first visit. I love the location of this … Continue reading
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More from Beipu
Below are some more shots from Beipu. Starting with a small “local god” set up in a tiny altar in front of a farm: Followed by a group of statues of the goddess Guan Yin situated across the street from … Continue reading
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Hakka Teahouse, Beipu
These shots were taken at a teahouse in Beipu where visitors are able to grind their own spices, tea, and nuts into a Hakka-style tea which is eaten with a bowl and spoon… and in my case, crisped rice. It’s … Continue reading
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