tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77657608289924218482012-02-19T09:07:38.942+08:00visual impressions from a ilha formosamarknoreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-86761160586745827772010-04-27T18:09:00.010+08:002010-04-27T22:17:24.901+08:00

wulai township (烏來鄉) just outside of taipei is a popular weekend getaway. it's famous for its hot springs, atayal aboriginal culture, great hiking, swimming, fishing and birdwatching opportunities and gorgeous mountain scenery... a few shots from a 1/2 day trip from two weeks ago.entrance to main street through wulai bridgeshops, restaurants and food vendors are a plentyrestaurant serving atayal

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-31179828320621840812010-04-23T14:38:00.009+08:002010-04-23T16:01:35.456+08:00

april 4. took advantage of some nice weather (not too hot, not too cold, not rainy, not too cloudy, not too sunny, not too humid... hard to please the taiwanese :)...)i don't recall seeing ANYONE, EVER catch ANYTHING worth mentioning... but then again i only visit the place 5-6 times a year....maybe burning some ghost money will help...danshui headgear fashion...coffee shop (yes, "that" one...)

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-43790095881902877952010-02-07T23:51:00.008+08:002010-02-08T01:22:20.764+08:00

some pictures from a wedding photo shoot...artist at workface, hair and fingers...the modelselectionbeauty and the kidsthe photographerthe fansaction!

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-85728047342846056532009-11-07T07:17:00.010+08:002009-11-13T00:08:45.153+08:00

some shots from the parade two weeks ago. this year's event seemed definitely toned down - even compared to the traditionally less than extravagant marches in taiwan (compared to western countries) - partly in remembrance of the victims of and the devastation caused by typhoon morakot earlier this year. the participants also voiced their disappointment concerning politicians' attitudes towards

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-11991197013670155682009-10-23T16:53:00.008+08:002009-10-23T22:17:25.943+08:00

taipei confucius temple (臺北市孔廟), was built on wenwu street in 1879, torn down by japanese in 1907, to make place for the taipei first girls high school, and reerected on dalong street from 1925 to 1939. the design is an example for typical fujian temple style. every year on september the 28th, the birthday of confucius, city authorities hold here the shidian ceremony (釋奠典禮). the photos are mostly

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-53967223297854465582009-10-04T10:53:00.016+08:002009-10-04T21:35:01.211+08:00

it's been almost one year since my last international journey and it may be another six months before a longer endeavor so i'm trying to get out more and discover taiwan on shorter trips. these shots are from a long weekend to the matsu (mazu, 馬祖列島) archipelago, about 150 kms north of the main island.costs abt. nt$4,000 (us$ 120) return for the 50 minute plane ride. flights are often cancelled

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-63321940257601824892009-08-22T14:36:00.013+08:002009-08-29T14:26:37.687+08:00

part 2 0f 2, from a recent trip to sun moon lake. (part 1)pensivethere's a pheasant farm along the road circling the lake with various species of the said birdthe path leading up to ci-en pagodaci-en pagoda (慈恩塔) was built by chiang kai-shek in 1971 in memory of his motherit's a long way...... to the topthe tower sits on top of 954 meter-high shabalan mountain...... and with its 46m height, these

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-87977277805858790572009-08-21T16:56:00.013+08:002009-08-29T14:21:39.661+08:00

back in may, we took a trip to central taiwan including beautiful sun moon lake. our time was limited so we knew we had to come back. just one week after typhoon morakot we were a little concerned but luckily for us it turned out that central taiwan was mostly spared of the devastation. this is part 1 of 2 of our three day trip. (part 2)the bus took us directly to the lake from taipei - public

marknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-79347263351639372522009-08-21T16:45:00.001+08:002009-08-21T16:45:48.703+08:00

i know this is supposed to be a photoblog from taiwan, but i haven't done much travelling recently, so here are a few shots from a quick and short trip to the land of the rising sun back in april...have you ever played baseball when you were 10 years old? it's the most boring thing in the world.... it's the only sport that's just as enjoyable to listen to on the radio than to watch on tv. it's

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-44369090979232401612009-08-07T17:49:00.009+08:002009-08-09T13:15:45.122+08:00

some photos from a trip to taiwan's north east coast, including baishawan beach, about a one and a half hour drive from taipei.in protection. the little tents cost about nt$200 per day (you also get a mat), the hot sun and high temperatures (around 35 °C, with a humidex of about 45°C) make it a good choice.ask any asian woman, public enemy #1 is: the sun. an average western girl will spend more

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-63645021833675450232009-06-27T14:22:00.008+08:002009-06-28T02:07:14.655+08:00

after the graduation trip, some photos from the graduation ceremony and litchi's coinciding birthday party with some (and by some i mean a lot of) karaoke....some latecomers..took a while for the air conditioning to kick in.bowing in front of the nation's father (dr. sun yat-sen)one happy bachelor(ette)... :)the king's crowned... ("mr. organizer")photos must be taken...personal information on the

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-40759045248395909692009-05-31T16:04:00.007+08:002009-05-31T18:57:49.579+08:00

a fairly fresh set of photos from a 3 day trip last weekend.driving trough hsuehshan tunnel (雪山隧道). at a total length of 12.942 km it's the fifth longest road tunnel in the world. it cuts travel time from 2 hours to just 30 minutes between taipei and ilan.stretching in taroko after a long drive on the scenic but slow and winding road along the beautiful east coast.photography by picturesque liyu

marknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-73060442209362011622009-05-25T21:49:00.008+08:002009-05-26T08:58:30.951+08:00

i know it's been a long time but i have been busy with my job and working on photos from my sri lanka and japan trip. hope to post those soon, just not sure which site yet. (also working on a personal website)... will keep you posted.i was also without a camera for a week or two, as i have sold my faithful canon 30d and upgraded to the 5d mark II. which also meant having to upgrade to photoshop

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-76481497760657489142009-02-02T22:18:00.010+08:002009-02-11T00:31:37.178+08:00

tonguestook advantage of some good weather during the lunar new year holidays and rode the scooter to maokong (貓空), famous for its tea plantations and tea houses... some personal photos.in full gear. the protection is mostly from the sun and air pollution. temperatures were in the mid 20s/70s (°C/°F)an unusually clear day for taipei in january...since the maokong gondola has been suspended tea

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-46341733347968550802009-01-22T18:01:00.022+08:002009-01-25T02:41:25.380+08:00

the taiwanese year end party is the equivalent of the company xmas party. it is held at the end of each lunar year. the outgoing year of the rat has not been a prosperous one, and many firms have scaled back or canceled the celebrations altogether. these photos were taken at a small taipei hospital's party.the location was a banquet hall on the top floor of "new york new york", a seven storey

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-41404715454845566492009-01-18T17:01:00.007+08:002009-01-22T18:01:00.021+08:00

happy new year to everybody! sorry, it's been a while since i have posted anything, i was on vacation in sri lanka for a month. since this is a taiwan blog i won't upload any images here, i am hoping to post photos from that trip on my pbase account soon.in the meanwhile here are some shots i have taken last sunday at the very busy dihua street (迪化街) market, which sells goodies for the upcoming

marknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-73342693781003859522008-11-09T23:38:00.000+08:002008-11-10T22:51:33.507+08:00

byrecently i visited two flea markets. one in Yonghe by FuHe Bridge (福和橋), and another one (supposedly the biggest in the Taipei area) at the border of Hsinchuang and Sanchong, under ChongXin Bridge (重新橋)official hours are from 6 am to 2 pm, starts to get busy from after 8 am on sunday.you need to arrive early morning if you're looking for less cluttered scenes like this.the porn sections seems

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-76783978803681138622008-11-09T13:57:00.003+08:002008-11-09T21:26:53.892+08:00

re. my previous post it looks like you don't have to resubscribe to continue receiving email notifications.azaz előző poszttal kapcsolatban úgy látszik tévedtem, nem kell újra regisztrálni az email hírlevélhez.

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-20631386001587868462008-11-09T13:20:00.004+08:002008-11-09T21:25:31.528+08:00

this is a notification for the subscribers of tejben-tajvan.blogspot.com:/értesítő a tejben-tajvan.blogspot.com email hírlevélre feliratkozottak részére:due to the lack of interest i will no longer write in hungarian on this blog, entries will be in english only. the address will also change from tejben-tajvan.blogspot.com to photos-from-formosa.blogspot.com previous posts will gradually be

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-87967401364947897732008-09-29T04:49:00.018+08:002009-01-24T15:30:03.119+08:00

this year's typhoon season has been brutal, jangmi was the third one in september alone. it was also the first time i ventured out with my camera in a storm. not as bad as i thought.the storm's coming, save your property..forecasts are quite precise with accurate predictions of the typhoon's path, strength and precipitation (a great website - in english as well - is taiwan's central weather

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-6485366904239249302008-09-24T12:50:00.013+08:002008-09-24T23:22:11.700+08:00

gondoltam talán érdekes lehet, posztolok egyet, hogyan tüntetnek errefelé mostanában. augusztus 30-án volt 100 napja hivatalban az új (kínabarát) elnök (tajvanon prezidenciális rendszer van) , az ellenzéki tüntetők a gazdaság fellendítésére tett ígéreteket, intézkedéseket kérték számon. a "jó hangulatú" :-), (de tényleg) megmozdulásról még több kép itt.(képekre kattintva nagyobb méret)érdekesség

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-56683197199425837462008-09-12T10:37:00.020+08:002008-09-15T03:22:43.550+08:00

az őszi holdünnep (Mid-Autumn Festival/Moon Festival, 中秋節) a kínai holdnaptár 8. hónapjának 15. napjára esik (idén 2008. szept 14.), tulajdonképpen az őszi napéjegyenlőséghez legközelebb eső holdtölte. főleg kelet ázsiában ünneplik, koreában csuszok ("koreai hálaadás", 추석) néven az év legfontosabb ünnepe. gyakorlatilag egy szüreti fesztivál, a - remélhetőleg - bőséges nyári termés megünneplése.

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-69168230627487111302008-09-01T16:54:00.002+08:002008-09-07T18:40:45.500+08:00

szombaton kirándultunk dzsófenbe (jioufen, 九份) ami egy kis város az észak-keleti parton, keelungtól délre. a helyiség eredetileg egy kis falu volt amíg 1893-ban aranyat nem találtak, ami gyors növekedéshez vezetett főleg tajvan japán megszállása (1895-1945) alatt. az arany elfogyott, 71-ben bezárt a bánya és a város hanyatlásnak indult. 1998-ban egy, a 228-as incidens-t feldolgozó és velencében

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-91955137826367384672008-08-20T01:20:00.018+08:002008-08-23T19:11:05.213+08:00

szintén keelungban, és szintén a 7. holdhónap 14. napján, késő este, a már említett klánok (a környék történelmileg legbefolyásosabb családjai) "vízi lámpásokat" bocsátanak a tengerre, hogy a vízbefúlt szellemeknek utat mutassanak a szárazföldre. (még több infó angolul itt.)a heyszín badouzhi (八斗仔) parka "lámpások" egyik fajtája házat formáz.mindegyik klánnak megvan a magáé.a "ház lámpást" jól

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-58538773635823692912008-08-19T18:01:00.023+08:002008-08-23T19:13:47.242+08:00

a kínai holdév 7. hónapja a szellemeké. megnyílnak a túlvilág kapui és a holt lelkek kiözönlenek az élők közé, hogy 30 napon át dorbézoljanak. halandóknak ebben az időszakban nem szerencsés házasodni, költözni, kórházba, strandra menni stb., de ajánlatos áldozatokkal (étellel, itallal, füstülőkkel) engesztelni az elhunytakat, illetve megemlékezni az ősökről.az egyik legnagyobb mulatság keelung

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-22137916532679420792008-08-07T00:28:00.010+08:002008-08-08T16:53:48.487+08:00

időről időre megpróbálom a lehetetlent és ejtek pár szót magyarul arról amit még angolul sem tudok sokszor; a helyi ételekről. (a kínainak nevezett otthon kapható ételekre most nem térek ki) a tajvani konyhát (még egy jó link itt, szintén angolul, sajnos magyarul nem található értelmes információ a témában) nagyon szeretem, változatos, ízletes és egészséges. a mai menün a wonton leves, illetve a

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-91015880581753869772008-07-28T00:58:00.005+08:002008-08-02T16:14:22.695+08:00

dansui (淡水鎮) tajpej megye északi részén található, mára gyakorlatilag tajpej (elővárosokkal 8 millió lakos) egyik városrésze, (az egyik metró vonal egészen odáig ér) kedvelt hétvégi kirándulóhely. az elmúlt hétvégén főleg a történelmi nevezetességeket jártuk végig. alant a fotók (időrendi sorrendben, a képek rájuk kattintva nagyobb méretben láthatók):a tajvani taoista templomok több mint két év

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-3739255419922398312008-07-22T23:34:00.008+08:002008-08-03T03:01:56.244+08:00

az utcai színház remek példa arra miként fér meg a modern és a hagyományos egymás mellett, egy olyan (talán mondhatjuk) világvárosban mint tajpej. ez a szórakoztatási forma persze azért inkább a vidékre (és ott is csak egyre ritkábban) jellemző de szerencsémre a lakásomtól öt percre lévő kis (taoista) templom és egy ingatlan iroda(!) szervezésében évente két-háromszor ugyanaz a társulat felüti

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-51824426605669227542008-06-30T13:26:00.024+08:002008-09-29T07:57:49.630+08:00

lanyu (ejtsd: lányü, más néven orchidea) sziget egy pici kis (45km2-es) vulkanikus sziget tajvan déli csücskétől kb 60km-re keletre. sajátos, a fülöp-szigeteki batan szigetcsoport népeivel rokon, kúltúrája az utóbbi években egyre népszerűbbé tette a, többnyire tajvani, turisták körében. azért persze még nagyon messze van a turista paradicsomtól, mind a szárazföldi összeköttetés mind pedig a

marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765760828992421848.post-30811310785851173372008-04-08T20:03:00.023+08:002008-08-03T18:29:27.011+08:00

madzuról (mazu, matsu, 媽祖) angolul sem túl sok, magyarul gyakorlatilag 0 információ található az interneten (ha tévedek javítsatok ki, küldjetek linkeket). a taoista istennő (több száz istenség van eme vallásban/filozófiában) a halászok/tengerészek védő"szentje" és főleg dk. kínában, vietnámban, tajvanon rendkívül népszerű (kb mintha szt. péterről 1000 találatot eredményezne a google). a

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