An old woman wearing sunglasses was walking with a parasol in the Bailan market

Older woman walking with umbrella near Bailan Market — Old woman walking with an umbrella

The large street stretching near the Bailan Market was not a pleasant place to walk. All I could see were large signs written in Chinese characters, and not many locals were walking around. I decided to return to the market. It is much more interesting to observe people than to walk around looking at signs.

There were many shoppers walking around the market. Some of them were wearing parasols to protect themselves from the strong sun. In Taiwan, too, it is usually women who wear parasols. In Asia, women do not like strong sunlight in any country. This is probably because they want to avoid the formation of spots and freckles as much as possible and because whitening is one of the requirements for beauty.

The woman in the photo also seems to abhor the sun, and was wearing sunglasses and carrying a parasol. She was wearing sunglasses and a parasol. She was well-prepared for ultraviolet rays, the natural enemy of beautiful skin, but she was walking in the middle of the street. There was shade at the edge of the road, but she seemed to have chosen a spot where the sun was shining. It was as if she was saying that the place where the sun shines is her runway.

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