January 10th, 2025 On January 10th, we drove down to Kaohsiung, a beautiful port city in the south of Taiwan. Since the south of Taiwan has a tropical climate, the weather was beautiful down there, it was very warm, which was great for us. It was nice. Back in New York where I am from,…
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January 9th, 2025 We started off the day early traveling to Alishan National Forest Park. It was a long drive, taking us a few hours to reach the top. However, I would say it was worth the wait for the natural beauty of the park. We started off by hiking, which was quite tiring due…
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January 5th, 2025 First, we visited the National Palace Museum, exploring exhibits of jade and other precious materials that are used to make things like jewelry and antiques. Here, we learned the importance of jade in Chinese culture. The National Palace has a lot of jade pieces and the very best of it. This is…
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January 4th, 2025 First, we went to Taipei 101, the former financial center of Taiwan. I was excited to see it in person, and it was an incredible sight, especially from a distance. During our visit, we learned about the architecture of Taipei 101. It looks like a bamboo stick and is divided into eight…