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Going Around Taiwan (West Coast)
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the city of: Taizhong! (Day 7)
Taizhong is the third-largest city in Taiwan. It's not as developed as Taipei or Gaoxiong- no subway system. However, it is said to be the city with the best weather in Taiwan- not to cold, not too hot, not too rainy.
The Museum of Natural Science is really neat. It has life-size dinosaur skeletons and a pair of moving T-rexes. It also has a section on life and death and the rituals in different countries. It's really too much to take in in one visit. I wanted to stay longer!
Sorry! No subtitles for this one!
This says that a set of twins' dna is 100% identical whereas humans and chimps dna is 99% identical!
This is a terrifying prehistoric fish!
This is how big that fish is, compared to humans!!!!! AGH!!
I hate big spiders! That's its real size!!
A giant centipede like thing!!!
These are prehistoric fish that are still around (and in Taiwan!!!)
T-rex robots!
ankylosaurus
My fav! Velociraptors!
FREAKY!!!
This is a model of Lucy!! She was really tiny!
This is a real mummy! They had an exhibit where they showed a transformation of how you can figure out what he really looked like
This is what the mummy looked like when he was alive! Kinda handsome!!!
This is something strange and cool that I don't understand yet. Those are jade stones to put around a body to make a mummy...
Jing Ming First Street is supposed to be a nice place to hang out and walk around. We wanted to find Chun Shui Tang- the first bubble tea place. (If you don't know bubble tea- it's milk with tea and tapioca bubbles you suck up with a straw) I normally don't like bubble tea but I absolutely loved it at Chun Shui Tang! I'd refuse to drink it anywhere else now! We actually went to another Chun Shui Tang, not the one on Jing Ming First Street.
Bubble tea time!
Okay I'm not drinking the bubble tea here but I swear it's amazing!!!
Luce Memorial Chapel is on the campus of Donghai University. It was designd by a famous Chinese-American architect and named after a mainland China missionary. It's the most famous church in Taiwan. It's supposed to resemble hands at prayer and it's withstood many strong earthquakes!
I'm a treehugger! I don't deny it!!
There was actually a funeral going on that day... Oops!
The inside was nothing to look at at all. Ick!
This is Amazing Grace in Chinese!
So this is the end of our trip around the west coast of Taiwan! It was really satisfying and I feel like I know more of the country! SO glad I got to see these different sites. If I could pick my favorite part I think it would be Taizhong city because of the Natural Science Museum. But truly I loved every day on the trip and every place was so much fun to visit!!! Next time we're going to check out the east coast cities (Hualien and Taidong) and then hopefully visit some of the outlying islands! :D
A few months ago in Chinese class we learned a little bit about 月下老人, or "the old man of the moonlight." He is worshipped in many temples in Taiwan and I first got to meet him in Tainan I believe. His legend is as follows: In the Tang Dynasty a man named Wei Gu found an old man sitting under a tree during a full moon. This man was holding a thick book and a bag full of red strings. Wei Gu asked this man who he was and why he had those objects. Yue Lao (月下老人) said that in his book is the list of all the marriages that have been/are/will be, and the red strings are used to bind soulmates together. Wei Gu didn't believe in Yue Lao's power so Yue Lao pointed out a nanny caring a baby. He said that the baby will be Wei Gu's future wife. Wei Gu didn't like that idea so he ordered his servant to stab the baby to death. Years later Wei Gu ends up marrying the baby, because she wasn't fatally wounded in the attack. Now people pay respects to 月下老人 in order to
Things have been really busy since I've gone back to work. We had a year-end banquet for my school. We went to the Hyatt hotel and had some kind of assembly where different branches gave cheers. After that there were some performances- dancing fish and dragons on a stick... I went to TGIF for the first time in Taiwan and they had a great drink- it's like an oreo milkshake with liqueur inside. It was very yummy! Then there was a banquet where we sat at different round tables and people went on stage to perform songs. There were free drinks and a lot of people took advantage of that. It was most interesting to see where conversations kept going to. But it was a fun experience- you gotta try everything once, right? My Pony class TA- she is awesome!!! Pony Class HRT- She's been with me since I started working in Taiwan! :) My great coworkers! Everyday at work is always interesting! ;) With my manager and director- NICEST bosses I've ever had With my Bear cla
Two weekends ago (I know I'm late to update!!!) Albert and I went to Ying Ge, a small town that's famous for ceramics and pottery. We went to a workshop where we got to glaze cups and actually use a pottery wheel! It was AMAZING! I've always wanted to try it! I tried to make a bowl and it was good until I kept experimenting. So the teacher kinda redid it for me. I love some cool pictures I'll post later!! The weather is really nice here right now. It's fall and it's cool but not cold. The rain's let up a little bit so I'm happy! This weekend we're going to Taroko Gorge (look it up on google!). It's really beautiful! Lots of hiking and nature. We've been meaning to go since mid-October so I'm glad we're finally getting there! Gotta run! Chinese class! Love, Rachel
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