The guards of honor standing at the Martyrs' Shrine were like statues, not moving a muscle

Guardsmen standing face to face in National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine
ROC Honor Guards facing each other at Martyrs' Shrine
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White-helmeted honor guards stood facing each other in front of the National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine in Taipei. Of course, they did not move an inch. Even when I stared at them, the only thing that moved was their eyelids, as if they were statues. It reminded me of a street performer performing a statue.

The still-standing honor guard and the street performer playing the statues are quite similar. Although the difference is whether they are doing it for the state or for entertainment, neither of them are moving in a twitching motion. Given this, the guard of honor must be able to quit his job and become an excellent street performer right away. However, the guard of honor has a caretaker by his side who wipes his sweat with a handkerchief even if he does not move, whereas the street performer may have to do everything himself.

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Apr 2007 PEOPLE TAIWAN

PHOTO DATA

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853

Shooting Date

Jan 2007

Posted On

April 19, 2007

Modified On

January 7, 2024

Place

Taipei, Taiwan

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

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