TAIWAN (1/12) - Photo with Essay

As I Was Looking At The Fruits, The Female Clerk Spoke To Me In Chinese, Not Thinking I Was A Foreign Tourist

While Japan's Total Fertility Rate Is About 1.4, Taiwan's Is An Astonishing 1.13

You Can Visit Many Places In A Limited Amount Of Time, But There Is A Limit To How Much You Can Eat In A Limited Amount Of Time

The Man Was Happily Butchering Meat In The Chenggong Market Butcher Shop

In Taiwan, Noodles Eaten At Home May Be Bought From A Noodle Factory

All The Nuts Sold At The Nut Stand I Found At A Market In Taipei Were The Same Ones Sold In Japan

The Woman In The Beret Was Happily Buying Aiyu Jelly At A Local Market

Orders Came In Incessantly At The Popular Yong He Soy Milk King, And The Men In The Kitchen Were Busy Working

It Is Not Unusual To See Three People On A Scooter In Taiwan

The Light Court Of The Old Apartment Building Was Dimly Lit And Almost Covered With Ivy

The God Seated At The Altar Of Wenchanggong Temple Surrounded By Blessing Lights Looked Hot

The Emperor Lord Wen Chang Enshrined In The Wenchang Palace, Is A Chinese Deity Of Learning And Academic Achievement

When The Ground Floor Of A Building Is Recessed Into A Walkway, It's Comfortable To Walk Around And Avoid The Sun

Datong District, Taipei's Oldest And Most Prosperous District, Still Retains Many Of Its Popular Neighborhoods

It's Rare To See A Pay Phone In Taipei Because Cell Phones Are So Common

In Taipei's Datong District, Laundry Was Not Hung Outside The House

The Night Market With Food Stalls Every Day Could Be Turned Into A Permanent Shopping Street By Now

There Is An Area In Datong District Where Tea Vendors Are Gathered And It Is Convenient To Tour Around The Tea Vendors

Not Being An Expert, It Was Difficult To Judge The Quality Of The Tea Just By Looking At The Leaves And The Description, So The Quickest Way Was To Taste The Tea

The Tea Vendor, Established Over 100 Years Ago, Was Crowded With Many Customers

A Woman Was Sitting In The Cafeteria And Another Woman Was Standing Next To Her At A Stoplight

The Only Thing Sold Was A Bunch Of Bananas And Some Bamboo Shoots

If It Is Written In Traditional Chinese, I Can Somehow Read The Meaning, But If It Is Written In Simplified Chinese, This Is Not The Case

A Woman Was Walking In The Center Of A Sun-drenched Road Instead Of Along The Shaded Roadside At The Bailan Market

Taiwan's Motorcycle Ownership Rate Is 65.3 Per 100 People, Making It The Most Popular Country For Motorcycles

I Think The Chinese People Look Best In Tank Tops In The World

Although This Is My First Visit To Bailan Market, It Is A Strange Market That Makes Me Feel Nostalgic

It's Fun To Walk Through A Market With A Local Atmosphere Like The Bailan Market

What Non-traditional Market Are You Referring To?

The Stores Out On The Street Have Their Stores Open In Front Of The Building Entrances As A Matter Of Course

The Peak Season For Bamboo Shoots In Taiwan Is July And August

As Long As You Have Google Maps, You Can Go To Local Markets That Aren't Tourist Attractions

I Always Thought It Would Be Fun To Speak The Local Language In A Foreign Country, But That Will Never Happen

Unlike Tourist Markets, When You Go To A Local Market, Neither The Shoppers Nor The People Doing Business Are Wearing The Masks For Tourists

The Very Useful Google Maps Doesn't Even Tell You How To Pay The Fee

The Front Of Lungshan Temple Is Heavily Decorated, And If You Look Closely, You Can See A Dragon And Some Flowers In Bloom

An Old Woman With Prayer Beads In Her Hands Was Reciting Scripture While Counting The Times

Many Worshippers At Lungshan Temple Reading Sutras In The Precincts Of The Temple

Some People Say That You Have To Give Your Address When You Visit A Temple, But I Wonder What The Truth Is

Lungshan Temple Is Not Only A Tourist Attraction, But Also A Place Of Worship For The Locals, So No Matter When You Visit, It Is Always Full Of People Seeking For Blessings