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TAIWAN
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An island of contrast

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2004 Taipei Food Fair

Stunning Natural Beauty of Taiwan

Night life and shopping in Taiwan

Taipei 101. The tallest building ever built.

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The Annual Taipei Chinese Culinary Exhibition, which is an international event where some of the finest chefs exhibits their culinary master pieces.
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Taipei 101 is the tallest building ever built. It incorporate unique safety technologies, many of which have never been incorporated before. For example, it has special safe rooms, every 8 floors, it has a 1 million pound anti-sway system, located on the top of the building to compensate for wind and earthquakes and it has a dedicated positive air pressure stair case for firemen and rescue workers, in the event of an emergency.
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The Aborigines are known for their powerful music, physical beauty, extremely long suspension bridges and other interesting features.
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  For me, Taiwan was considerably different than I had expected. It has to be one of the more diverse places, that I have visited. It is surprising that relatively few tourists travel to Taiwan. From my observations, Taiwan is a technologically advanced, very beautiful, tropical island that offers an enormous amount of diversity and things to do and see. The crime rate is very low, the food is excellent, prices are low and the people are well educated, are extremely friendly, and unlike some countries, Americans are welcome. The night life in Taipei is active, 7 days a week. Taipei shopping is unsurpassed with American style department stores, which are open to 9PM or 10PM and at least 5 so-called night markets, which seem to be open throughout the night, though I was told that most night market stores close by 2:00AM. Surprisingly, I would say that there is a greater variety of products available to purchase in Taiwan, than in America. This is particularly the case in terms of electronics, clothing and food. Prices seem to be about 20% lower than in the United States. This applies also to brand name items such as cosmetics and clothing. Taiwan also offers a number of excellent museums which would rival the top museums in Europe and the United States including the famous National Museum, the Museum of pre-history, the Aboriginal museum and many others. The bulk of the population lives on the northern tip of Taiwan, near Taipei, while the center part of the island has volcanic mountains rising to up to 4000 meters (12000 feet), which I was told sometimes have snow covered peaks. I particularly enjoyed the south eastern portion of the island, in the area around Taitung and Huallien. Here you will find spectacular natural beauty including naturally cut sandstone sculptures, high, rocky volcanic peaks, temples nestled on mountain sides, monkeys, mountain waterfalls and exotic tropical plants and fruits. The spectacular Taroko Gorge is world famous. This area is also home to as a large aboriginal population. There are 11 different aboriginal cultures with distinct languages. In the past, the aborigines built suspension bridges with spans of up to 120 meters (400 feet) long. They also apparently mastered the manufacturing of steel. Some tribes dressed in beautiful knitted outfits similar to those found in Eastern Europe, while in other tribes, the natives only wore loin cloths. Up to the early part of the 20th century, some of the tribes were head-hunters ... yet with a certain degree of technological knowledge. The aborigines are also globally known for their advanced musical ability, in particular, their 3 part harmonies. The the song for the Atlanta Georgia Olympics was written and sung by members of the aboriginal tribe known as the Ami's. I personally heard music sung by the Bonan tribe and I can say that it is most inspiring. It is well worth to visit Taiwan.
  The word "Taiwan" was initially the name of the trading town started by the Dutch, on the southern tip of the island, back in the early 1600's, though some people say that the name is a comes from an early aboriginal word. The word Formosa, to which the island is also known as, is a Portuguese word for "Island Beautiful" which sailors are said to have exclaimed, when they first say Taiwan. In his excellent book entitled "Japanese Rule in Formosa", published in 1907, Yosaburo Takekoshi, who was a member of the Japanese Diet (Senate), said that it is also possible that the name Taiwan was a derivative of two Chinese words. Baron Shimpei Goto, who was the Chief Civil Administrator of Taiwan, under the Japanese, wrote in 1905 that the aborigines referred to Taiwan as "Pa-Kan" or "Pakande", and further wrote that the first wave of Chinese immigrants from the 17th century referred to the island as "Loocho". - Frank X. Didik, August, 2004

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Food Festival - 297 photographs Photographs, ready to run broadcast video coverage, plus print articles are available of the annual Taipei Chinese Culinary Exhibition, which is an international event where some of the finest chefs exhibits their culinary master pieces.
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Natural_Beauty - 243 photographs Taiwan is a truly beautiful island with many stunning beaches, mountains, waterfalls and natural wind carved sculptures. Photographs, broadcast video and finished articles are available for immediate publication.
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Taipei_101 - 57 photographs Taipei 101 is the tallest building ever built. It incorporate unique safety technologies, many of which have never been incorporated before. For example, it has special safe rooms, every 8 floors, it has a 1 million pound anti-sway system, located on the top of the building to compensate for wind and earthquakes and it has a dedicated positive air pressure stair case for firemen and rescue workers, in the event of an emergency. Photographs, broadcast video and finished articles available for immediate publication.
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Aboriginal - 75 photographs There are 11 distinct aboriginal language groups with many sub-groups. The aborigines are known for their powerful music, physical beauty, extremely long suspension bridges and other interesting features. Photographs, broadcast video and articles available for immediate publication. Historic 100 year old photographs and early documents also available.
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Taipei_city - 77 photographs Taipei is an advanced, exciting city which has extensive, world class museums, excellent shopping, and an ultra-modern subway system. The city is a late night city with most stores open late, plus the night markets that are open to the early morning hours. Photographs, broadcast video and articles available for immediate publication.
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Taitung_city - 34 photographs The area around Taitung and the city of Hualien to the north is known for its natural beauty including mountains, waterfalls, stunning gorges, temples and the monument to the Tropic of Cancer meridian which passes through the area. There is also an unusual stream in which is said to run up-hill! This author saw the stream and it sure does seem to do just that, though then again, it might be an optical illusion. Photographs, broadcast video and articles available for immediate publication.
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Sanjian - 57 photographs

Hualien City - 55 Photographs
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Changing of the Naval Guard - 19 photographs

Museum_aborigine - 4 photographs

Museum_pre_history - 75 photographs

Museum_National - 243 photographs

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