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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
An image of Ximending
Where the cool kids of Taipei hang out
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President International Tower, Taipei
5th tallest building of Taipei City
I noticed the President International Tower (Chinese 統一國際大樓) on my way to Taipei 101, because it's nearby. Of course it's not as majestic and impressive as Taipei's (and Taiwan's) tallest building, but it looks very nice and blends in perfectly in that modern area around Taipei 101 called Xinyi. It was finished in 2004 and it's 154m tall. It's mainly an office building, but it also has a swimming pool on top. There's a famous bookstore Eslite inside, which is one of the biggest bookstores in Taipei City. If you look for books in Chinese and English or various maps, that's the place to go.
I noticed the President International Tower (Chinese 統一國際大樓) on my way to Taipei 101, because it's nearby. Of course it's not as majestic and impressive as Taipei's (and Taiwan's) tallest building, but it looks very nice and blends in perfectly in that modern area around Taipei 101 called Xinyi. It was finished in 2004 and it's 154m tall. It's mainly an office building, but it also has a swimming pool on top. There's a famous bookstore Eslite inside, which is one of the biggest bookstores in Taipei City. If you look for books in Chinese and English or various maps, that's the place to go.[Info source: Skyscraperpicture Taipei][All photos by MKL, 2010]
Shin Kong Life Tower, Taipei
The second tallest building in Taipei
The Shin Kong Life tower used to be Taipei's and Taiwan's no 1 building in the past (1993 - 1997), but now it's always in the shadow of Tuntex Sky Tower in Kaohsiung and of course Taipei 101 in Taipei. I haven't seen a huge density of high-rise buildings in Taipei, most of them are scattered around the whole city, not like what you see in Singapore, HK or Kuala Lumpur. And so a very tall building really stands out in Taipei City and so did the SKL tower for me. It's nearly 245m tall and it's located near the Taipei railway station. It's definitely not jaw-dropping like Taipei 101, but it's worth to mention, because it's one of Taipei landmarks. And through time, it grows on you. I have a plan to go on top one day and check the view of Taipei below.
The Shin Kong Life tower used to be Taipei's and Taiwan's no 1 building in the past (1993 - 1997), but now it's always in the shadow of Tuntex Sky Tower in Kaohsiung and of course Taipei 101 in Taipei. I haven't seen a huge density of high-rise buildings in Taipei, most of them are scattered around the whole city, not like what you see in Singapore, HK or Kuala Lumpur. And so a very tall building really stands out in Taipei City and so did the SKL tower for me. It's nearly 245m tall and it's located near the Taipei railway station. It's definitely not jaw-dropping like Taipei 101, but it's worth to mention, because it's one of Taipei landmarks. And through time, it grows on you. I have a plan to go on top one day and check the view of Taipei below.Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Taipei 101 in various seasons
Taipei 101 in winter, spring and summer 2010
This is Taipei 101 in February 2010, the first time I saw it.
This is Taipei 101 in July 2010 on a hot summer day. My girlfriend took the photo.
This is Taipei 101 in February 2010, the first time I saw it.
This is Taipei 101 in July 2010 on a hot summer day. My girlfriend took the photo.
I hope you enjoyed my photos of Taipei 101 in three seasons. Now I only need to take a photo in autumn. But I think it won't look any different than spring, since Taipei has a very short autumn and a very short spring and both are pretty warm. The longest season is summer, because Taiwan is a subtropical island, while winters are rainy, the lowest degree is about 10°C.
[TAIWAN][TAIPEI][Links: My Taipei 101 post][Photos by MKL, 2010]
The Grand Hotel, Taipei
One of the most impressive buildings in Taipei
Part of my Big tour around Taipei was visiting the Grand Hotel, an impressing building in classic Chinese architecture. I really took some awesome photos here and the weather was perfect.
Part of my Big tour around Taipei was visiting the Grand Hotel, an impressing building in classic Chinese architecture. I really took some awesome photos here and the weather was perfect.Monday, March 1, 2010
Taiwan: Work hard & live
Is that what Taiwan is all about?
It reminds me of a brilliantly written impression of Taiwan by a Swiss anthropologist named David Signer, who traveled around Taiwan in 2006 for 14 days and wrote about what he observed. His article was translated into English and Chinese by a Taiwanese travel blogger 瘋狂長腳走天下 and I highly recommend you to read it, if you want to know and understand Taiwan and Taiwanese people better. Some quotes from that insightful text:
It reminds me of a brilliantly written impression of Taiwan by a Swiss anthropologist named David Signer, who traveled around Taiwan in 2006 for 14 days and wrote about what he observed. His article was translated into English and Chinese by a Taiwanese travel blogger 瘋狂長腳走天下 and I highly recommend you to read it, if you want to know and understand Taiwan and Taiwanese people better. Some quotes from that insightful text:"Furthermore there are only three countries that have less sex then the Taiwanese, and according to the French magazine "Elle", Taiwanese women are the unhappiest women in the world."
"A Swiss woman who lived in Taiwan for a long time says: 'the only thing that counts for these people is food and making money. Love and sex are not important. If somebody says 'I love you', then it means nothing, but if he gives you a big piece of his meat then you know you are important for him."
"Peng Wu Chih ends the meeting with a short anecdote: Two people die and god asks them what they wish in a next life. The first says, "I want to get lots of money", the other one says "I want to give lots of money" - The first is reborn as a beggar, the second as an millionaire."
Read the whole article here>>
"A Swiss woman who lived in Taiwan for a long time says: 'the only thing that counts for these people is food and making money. Love and sex are not important. If somebody says 'I love you', then it means nothing, but if he gives you a big piece of his meat then you know you are important for him."
"Peng Wu Chih ends the meeting with a short anecdote: Two people die and god asks them what they wish in a next life. The first says, "I want to get lots of money", the other one says "I want to give lots of money" - The first is reborn as a beggar, the second as an millionaire."
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Taipei shock! A wolf nearly bit me!
Just kidding! Actually it was a dog and he was too tired to walk, let alone bite
Lesson of the day: Humans can also learn from dogs, not only vice versa :-)
I was just making a short clip of the crazy traffic in one of Taipei's older districts, when a stray wolf dog slipped past me. He looked a bit dangerous from far, but when he came close and snuck around my legs, he seemed rather dog-tired. I asked him Wazzup dawg? but he ignored me. Guess he had to rush home to his wife and was late again. When he finally crossed the road in that crazy traffic, I was totally baffled: How can he cross so quickly and easily, while I sometimes stand for 5 mins and watch the motorbikes pass by like there's no tomorrow? As I was contemplating on the best strategies to cross that road, he was long lost in the concrete jungle.
Lesson of the day: Humans can also learn from dogs, not only vice versa :-)
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