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HILLMAN ASIA ADVENTURE 2018
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TAIWAN

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CONTENTS
1,000 Photos Across 48 Album Pages
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INTRO and CONTENTS

Taiwan Aerial Photo :: Taipei's 101 Skyscraper  :: Taiwan Maps: Political and Pictorial

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Following our visits to Japan, Hong Kong and Macao, we flew to Taiwan where we planned to explore Taipei. We then travelled down the west coast across the Tropic of Cancer to the tropical port city of Kaohsiung and back up the more mountainous east coast. For a bit of background information on the country we referred to Wikipedia.

    Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia. Neighbouring states include the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the west, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. Taiwan is the most populous state and largest economy that is not a member of the United Nations.
    The island of Taiwan was inhabited by indigenous peoples for thousands of years before the 17th century, when Dutch colonialists, who named the island Formosa, opened the island to mass Han immigration. After a brief rule by the Kingdom of Tungning, the island was annexed in 1683 by the Qing dynasty of China, and ceded to Japan in 1895. Following the surrender of Japan in 1945, the Republic of China, which had overthrown and succeeded the Qing in 1911, took control of Taiwan. The resumption of the Chinese Civil War led to the loss of the mainland to the Communists and the flight of the ROC government to Taiwan in 1949. Although the ROC government continued to claim to be the legitimate representative of China, since 1950 its effective jurisdiction has been limited to Taiwan and several small islands. In the early 1960s, Taiwan entered a period of rapid economic growth and industrialisation. In the 1980s and early 1990s, it changed from a one-party military dictatorship to a multi-party democracy with a semi-presidential system.
    Taiwan is a high-income advanced economy with a highly skilled and educated workforce. It has the 22nd-largest economy in the world, and its high-tech industry plays a key role in the global economy. It is highly urbanised, and is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, with most of the population concentrated on the western coast. The state is ranked highly in terms of civil and political liberties, education, health care and human development.

CONTENTS
Links to Each Taiwan Adventure Album Page

1. Arrival: Airport and Hotel
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai01.html

2. City Tour :: A Taiwanese Temple
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai02.html

3. Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall: Park and Entrance
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai03.html

3a. Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Inside: Changing of the Guard
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai03a.html
Outtakes

4. Martyrs' Shrine and Guards
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai04.html

5. National Palace Museum
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai05.html

6. Taipei 101 Skyscraper
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai06.html

6a. Taipei 101 Views of the City
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai06a.html

7. Taipei 101 Coral Gallery
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai07.html

7a. 101 Amethyst Gallery
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai07a.html

7b. To Hotel from 101
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai07b.html

8. From Taipei to the Sun Moon Lake Area
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai08.html

9. Wenwu Temple and Sun Moon Lake
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai09.html

10. Sun Moon Lake Temples
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai10.html

11. Temple Visit Through Bill's Canon Lens
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai11.html

11a. Temple Visit Through Sue-On's Canon Lens
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai11a.html

12. Hotel and Morning Stop
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai12.html
Outtakes

13. Jiji Wushang Temples: Destroyed and New
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai13.html

14.  Old Jiji Railway Station
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai14.html

14a. On the Road to Fo Guang Shan Monastery
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai14a.html

15. Fo Guang Shan Monastery I: Through Bill's Canon Lens
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai15.html

16. Fo Guang Shan Monastery II: Through Sue-Ons Canon Lens
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai16.html

16a. Fo Guang Shan Monastery III: Through Sue-Ons Canon Lens
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai16a.html

17. Kaohsiung City and Love River Cruise
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai17.html

18. Kaohsiung City: Night Market ~ Hotel ~ On the Road
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai18.html

19. On the Road to Kenting National Park
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai19.html

19a. Kenting National Park: Nixon Rock
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai19a.html

20. Eluanbi Lighthouse
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai20.html

21. Kenting Park: Maobitou Coast and Longpan Park
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai21.html

21a. Hotel Royal Chihpen - Taitun
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai21a.html

22. Along the East Coast I: Stone Steps
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai22.html

22a. Along the East Coast II: Eight Arch Bridge
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai22a.html

23. Marble Factory and Showroom
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai23.html

24. Taroka National Park: Marble Gorge I
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai24.html

25. Marble Gorge II: Through Bill's Canon Lens
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai25.html

25a. Marble Gorge III: Through Sue-On's Canon Lens
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai25a.html

26. Shakadang (Swallow Grotto) Trail I: Bill's Lens
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai26.html

26a. Shakadang (Swallow Grotto) Trail II: Sue-On's Lens
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai26a.html

27. Road North to Taipei: Taroka Gateway
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai27.html

28. Chiang Kai-Shek Residence Park I: Bill's Lens
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai28.html

28a. Chiang Kai-Shek Residence Park II: Bill's Lens
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai28a.html

28b. Chiang Kai-Shek Residence Park III: Sue-On's Lens
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai28b.html

28c. Chiang Kai-Shek Residence Park IV: Sue-On's Lens
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai28c.html

29. Leaving for Korea
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018/taiwan/tai29.html

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