Lukang Trip
Our first outing with Formosa took place in February, we were a small group of 5 people in addition to Cindy and Raymond, and we set off to explore Lukang.
Lukang is known for its many temples, including the most important Matsu temple in Taiwan.
So we visited four temples in one day. They were all totally different, and Raymond taught us many things about traditions.
For example, did you know that among the three gateways of a temple, you can’t go through the central door that is reserved for important people and celebrations ? You have to go to the left side and come out on the right side, facing the temple, stepping well. The reason is that you have to enter like a dragon as an officer to stay in the temple and after, you have to come out like a tiger as a worrier to fight. Doing this will bring you good fortune.
Believers burn sticks of incense in front of the temples, in order to communicate with the Gods, the smoke that rises to heaven carries with them their prayers. They must also burn papers that are replicas of bank notes to ensure the deceased all the comfort they need.
When we made this trip, we were still in the New Year period, so we had the chance to see all the life that could be in the temples. When we entered the Matsu Temple, we could observe a whole room filled with lights with an impressive dragon. We were totally in love with this fairy room, there was a magical atmosphere.
We also visited the temple and the glass gallery dedicated to Matsu. Everything was made of glass in the temple, it was really impressive, we were all in awe of so much art.
We had the chance to test some traditional Chinese games. Raymond taught us how to use them. In reality, it is not that simple. When we see Raymond play it feels like it's really child's play, but you have to have a few falls to his credit for example to succeed to stand on these stilts. We tested everything, be it the cup and ball, the stilts, the top with the string, the hoop... Personally, the only one that suited me was the cup and ball, simple and safe (once we have the technique).
Then we went to the artists' village, and we were able to write with traditional brushes on a table with water. Everything is much harder than it looks, it looked like a child just learning to write. It takes a special technique so that it does not run everywhere. Of course, I did not have the technique at all.
In Lukang’s streets, there are many stalls of traditional food, Raymond has made us discover a lot of dishes each better than the others. From candy made in front of us in the shape of a dinosaur, to the soup of noodles and oysters, to the traditional omelette with oysters, our taste buds appreciated the discoveries.
Lukang really has a lot to offer, so you have to stay there for a whole day to make sure you get the most out of it. It is a place to visit absolutely.
This day will have been rich in discoveries, we all keep excellent memories and beautiful photos.
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Travel Vlog: 你好 Taiwan 2016
你好 Nĭ Hăo Taiwan
I have never imagined going to Taiwan. And I’m still stupefied that I have. I just believed I’d visit a few different countries first, like Vietnam, Japan and Korea. In saying that, I have no regrets of what could be described as a spontaneous trip, with less than a week of planning.
For some context, my ED-Visa in Thailand was due to expire. No.1 rule in Thailand Don’t overstay your visa”. So travelling to a new country for a few days seemed like the obvious choice. I had been studying intensive Thai at Siri Pattana Thai Language School (Kru kong phom dee mak mak), so a break was due + I was excited to return to Thailand to start Chapter 2 of my NCP Program as a C&S Engineer Intern at Meinhardt (Thailand) Ltd. So 干杯 Ganbei to Business-Visa!
Back to Taiwan: It’s a beautiful island characterised by mountains, green lush forests and an urban city filled with friendly people and frothing public transport system. You can travel anywhere using the MRT and their shared-bike system is incredible. I’ve never rode a bicycle around an Asian busy city fearing for my life but Taiwan… you’ve changed me. The food was also so delicious and I do believe that I might actually like 7-Eleven (Taiwan) greater than 7-Eleven (Thailand). And I love 7-Eleven in Bangkok.
The trip was overlapped with many incredible friends. So thankful to GG, Chi and Yulie for their time and hospitality to show me and others their home country. I was able to travel outside Taipei to the Taoyan province, check out Taipei 101, climb Elephant Hike Trail in my sweat, learn Chinese/Taiwanese history at Memorial Hall, practise the religious culture at temples, party at “The Wave” (Taiwan’s party scene deserves a tale of its own), and by god, Jiufen!!! Jiufen is Hayao Miyazaki’s source of inspiration for “Spirited Away” ~ I fangirled so much.
A lot of stories, memories and a Business-VISA thanks to the support received from Meinhardt, UTS:International and the Thailand Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan. So video montage is my final offshore trip before crunch-time 40 hours per week internship to get some learning and experience. Seriously though, check out Taiwan!
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昔日錫口媽祖宮，後端為基隆河，由於水運便利，工商繁榮，又因船隻都經此河通抵淡水港，加上潮水的關係，使錫口人文薈萃，使立於上游的汐止交通更形便捷人口繁茂。本宮在嘉慶六年(西元一八O一年)吉道光六年(西元一八二六年)先後二次重修正殿(媽祖殿)民國六年在重新裝修，使廟宇輝宏，廟貌更加壯麗雄偉。至民國五十二年(西元一九六三年)時增建後殿的佛祖殿，前後費時兩年工程全部完竣，廟宇更是美輪美奐，並帶動地方日趨繁榮，促使廟宇附近街屋紛紛改建，到處高樓大廈林立，地方更趨繁榮，本宮為應需要於民國七十年(西元一九八一年)再次興建東西側廂房，越兩年並擴建正殿，於民國七十四年(西元一九八五年)十一月落成。新建正殿構造為華南式宮殿造型，三層出隨三穿太子亭，全部鋼筋混泥土，二、三層結網鋼目，內外壁及地面，均採用進口石材、福壽石、紅寶石飾面，金碧輝煌，精緻華麗，至民國七十四年台北市市政府為興築基隆河堤防及開拓堤防內道路乃徵收本宮部分基地，使原本供辦理活動場所面積縮減，本供乃利用僅有空地向上發展，並於民國七十五年重建後殿，計地下一層，地面五層，成為本宮最高建築物，同時在民國七十六年重修拜殿，同年十二月完工。
本宮座北向南，占地約六百坪，拜殿構造為三川殿脊飾雙龍朝仙，滄龍回首，神采飛揚，屋頂飾彩鳳展妃或青龍騰躍，中門兩側有嘉慶年間(十八世紀初)雕刻的石獅子乙對，朔型生動，毛髮畢現，川門左右則有近代刻製石獅拱衛，威猛傳神，中央門椽上書『慈祐宮』，龍門曰『左輔』，虎門稱『右弼』，透雕窗櫺飾以延台樓閣，壁面浮雕雙龍搶珠，猛虎下山或花鳥麒麟，鳳凰白鶴呈祥，樓目層層，細巧鮮麗，九龍石吟，雄姿煥發，懷繞大理石欄杆。
正殿為三層重簷，頂脊飾雙龍朝三星，垂脊雕貼龍人馬，戧脊分為仙女馭彩鳳，神將騎青龍，天兵跨猛虎，二樓透雕天宮賜福，三樓彩雕三星報喜，題材廣泛，如聖母重陽飛昇，渭水河聘賢，茂淑觀蓮，彭祖焚香，唐明皇月府清遊等。正龕上層層結綱，背飾祥雲金龍，聖母居中，法相和藹，千里眼、順風耳分侍兩側，在香煙裊裊中，益顯神威亦亦，令人心生敬畏，東廂二樓敬祀註生娘娘，慈懷善目，西廂崇奉福德正神，和顏歡笑，長年陣座庇佑境民，西後廂敬祀地藏王菩薩，阿難陀尊者，目腱連尊者，以奉祀永記功德歷代先賢。
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Let's travel to Taiwan - 2017 - Episode 1
« Taïwan: beyond your expectations! »
Taiwaneses' kindness, festival, food, night markets, temples… A delightful island.
Here is a short overview of these 3 unforgettable months spent in Taipei as part of an internship. Sure, I'll come back!
In this episode: Taipei - Danshui - Wulai - Pingxi - Jiufen - Shifen - Taizhong - Keelung - Tainan - Gaoxiong … more in the next video!
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這部40分鐘影片是順時針台灣四極點環島紀錄，我們拜訪的是位於台灣四極點的燈塔（依順時針序）：
1. 極北 新北市石門區富貴角燈塔
2. 極東 新北市貢寮區三貂角燈塔
3. 極南 屏東縣恆春鎮鵝鑾鼻燈塔
4. 極西 台南市七股區國聖燈塔
行程概要（2017.1.26~2.2）：
Day 1 台北_宜蘭 174KM
Day 2 宜蘭_花蓮 132KM
Day 3 花蓮_台東 168KM
Day 4 台東_恆春 161KM
Day 5 恆春_台南 141KM
Day 6 台南_北港 106KM
Day 7 北港_大甲 110KM
Day 8 大甲_台北 165KM
全程1,157KM
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「Kevin MacLeod」創作的「At Rest - Romance」
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「Kevin MacLeod」創作的「Beach Bum - Happy Rock」
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Blue Skies / Silent Partner
Atlanta / Jingle Punks
Day 2
Sawdust / Silent Partner
Far Away / MK2
Sleepy Jake / Silent Partner
「Chris Zabriskie」創作的「Prelude No. 20」
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Eagle_Rock / Wes Hutchinson
Never_Better / Jingle Punks
Day 4
Darling Ranch / Jingle Punks
Harvest_Time / Silent Partner
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「Twin Musicom」創作的「Italian Morning」
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Floaters / Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions
Day 7
Hero Theme / MK2
Day 8
Renaissance Castle / Doug Maxwell - Media Right Production
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