This temple, also known as the Divine Progenitors Temple, is well hidden away from a main street. It was constructed in 1787 when seven images of Divine Progenitors were brought over by immigrants from Anxi. The most powerful of these is believed to be the Penglai Divine Progenitor, also called the "Nose Dropping Divine Progenitor".… Continue reading Taipei: Qingshui Temple
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Food lover, photography fan and avid traveller - living in Hong Kong since 2011
Taipei: Hotel QUOTE
We found the Hotel QUOTE online and booked four nights in a ‘T’ room – and it was such a fantastic hotel, that I have to write this blog post about it. Location: The location is perfect, very close to MRT station Nanjing Road East (and the Evergreen bus from the airport stops there), surrounded… Continue reading Taipei: Hotel QUOTE
Maokong Taipei: Gondola and Muzha Tea Plantations
Next to the zoo is the Maokong Gondola station.Opened on July 4, 2007, the Maokong Gondola runs between Taipei Zooand Maokong. The total length of the line is 4,030 meters. The line has four stations: Taipei Zoo outside the Taipei Zoo Taipei Zoo South the Taipei Zoo Zhinan Temple Maokong When operating, the fares are… Continue reading Maokong Taipei: Gondola and Muzha Tea Plantations
Taipei: Zoo
When visiting another city for a couple of days, I always try to go and see the local zoo. So of course, we had to go to the Taipei Zoo, which is in the South from the city. We took the MTR from Nanjing Road East and stayed on the line to the South, till… Continue reading Taipei: Zoo
Taipei: Dihua Street
Dihua Street is one of the oldest streets of Taipei, built in the 1850s. It is located in Datong district, where it's part of the Dadaocheng community. The sections of Dihua Street just north and south of Minsheng are among Taipei's best-preserved streets. This was the core of the original settlement area, and has been… Continue reading Taipei: Dihua Street
Taipei: Kois and fish food
It seems that every park in Taipei has a pond at its centre. Inside the pond are many fishes, often big koi carps. Carp are known as koi in Japan, so it’s actually wrong to call them koi carps. Koi is fine. Koi carps are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp that are kept for… Continue reading Taipei: Kois and fish food
Taipei: Chiang Kai-shek Memorial
Welcome from Taipei, we are here for a long-weekend to explore what the capital of Taiwan has to offer. Let's start with the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial. The park covers a space of 24 hectares, with a wide open plaza. It is surrounded by a long white wall topped with small blue tiled roof forming a… Continue reading Taipei: Chiang Kai-shek Memorial
Jade market in Mong Kok
At the Jade Market in Mong Kok, Kowloon, hawkers sell various shades and qualities of the precious stone. To the Chinese, jade has a spiritual value for warding off evil. Stones carved into different shapes can represent wealth (deer), good fortune (tiger) and power (dragon). The market is open from 10am to 3.30pm, every day.… Continue reading Jade market in Mong Kok
Ladies market in Mong Kok
Located in the heart of Mong Kok District, the section of Tung Choi Street between Argyle Street and Dundas Street is known by the locals as "Ladies Market" or "Women's Street". Something of a misnomer, “Ladies Market” was so called to distinguish it from “Mens Street” which is now Temple Street Night Market. The market… Continue reading Ladies market in Mong Kok
Bird market in Mong kok
Next to the Flower Market is the Bird Market. It is called the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden and hence you can guess the location, it’s on Yuen Po Street. This charming Chinese-style garden is the favoured gathering place of Hong Kong's songbird owners, who carry their beloved pets around in intricately carved cages. Here… Continue reading Bird market in Mong kok
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