????????????Ruanqiao-Qingquan-GUANWU -- CLOUDS and FOREST :) (軟橋清泉觀霧)
Our latest trip took us to the forest recreation area of GUANWU in Hsinchu County. Great scenery, forest, and clouds!
01:00 - Ruanqiao Painted Village
03:40 - Its Alice Café and Food
05:40 - Qingquan
13:04 - Shei-pa Leisure Farm
23:35 - Guanwu Visitor Center
27:20 - Guanwu Waterfall
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Travel in Taiwan 2017/11/12
Cloud Country
An Uplifting Road Climb into the Snow Mountain Range
Text: Rick Charette
Ruanqiao – Qingquan
Ruanqiao is a minor tourist draw, dubbed Ruanqiao Painted Village. Buildings and walls throughout are festooned with bright-paint cartoonish artworks crafted by locals, many delightfully whimsical, depicting local farm life, Ruanqiao historical vignettes, and matters undecipherable.
Stop in at the homey, breeze-whisked It’s Alice Café and Food, just off Highway 122. The amiable English-speaking proprietor serves Western foods; many of her recipes she picked up while on extended overseas adventures. Pretty much everything can be recommended, but dearest to this writer’s heart (I’m a repeat area visitor) are the German Fruit Curry and Spicy Italian Sausage & Cheese Sandwich.
Its Alice Café and Food
Add: No. 5-8, Neighborhood 1, Ruifeng Borough, Zhudong Township, Hsinchu County
(新竹縣竹東鎮瑞峰里1鄰5-8號)
Tel: (03) 594-9063
Qingquan is an Atayal-tribe community. The Atayal, inhabitants of the hilly terrain of northern Taiwan, are the island’s largest tribe by territory. Beside a large car park close to the river is a traditional Japanese-style dark-wood building that is today titled the Hall of Indigenous Peoples, home to displays on the Atayal and Saisiyat, a smaller tribe whose members also inhabit the Shangping watershed.
Back on Highway 122, above the aforementioned fork, is the Holy Cross Catholic Church. Fitted perfectly atop a high-promontory tip, it looks out serenely over the Qingquan attractions described above. The original church, built close to the river by missionaries who’d left mainland China after the Communist takeover, was destroyed during a typhoon a long time ago. Father Barry Martinson, a Jesuit raised in San Diego – and a well-known figure in Taiwan – came here 42 years ago after spending time among the Yami (Tao) tribe on Orchid Island.
Sheipa Leisure Farm
This high-mountain recreational farm is laid out in three tiers on an east-facing mountainside. Along the middle is the reception building, cabin/lodge-style accommodations, and another building housing the farm’s café, two restaurants, and DIY-experience facilities. On the upper tier are landscaped gardens and small greenhouses. On the lower are organic orchards and farm plots and a warehouse with the owner’s large collection of commissioned artworks sculpted from driftwood pieces.
The cabin-style rooms are spread out along pathways well away from the café/restaurant area to ensure privacy. All wood-themed rooms are stylishly modern, and equipped with full in-room bathroom/shower facilities. Each faces east, toward the sunrise.
Sheipa Leisure Farm (雪霸休閒農場)
Add: No. 380-1, Minshi, Taoshan Village, Wufeng Township, Hsinchu County
(新竹縣五峰鄉桃山村民石380-1號)
Tel: (03) 585-6192
Website: sheipa.com.tw
Guanwu Recreation Area
The spacious Guanwu Visitor Center is at the entrance of the recreation area. Bursting with information on park and region, with first-rate English, every second spent here will double your rewards when you probe on foot deeper.
The Guanwu Waterfall Trail starts beside a parking lot not far down the road beyond the visitor center. With a total length of 1.5km, it takes 1.5~2 hours to complete. Descend deep into a valley through a mix of broadleaf and fragrant coniferous forest, your reward found at trail’s end – the lofty Guanwu Waterfall. The trail has long, easy sections interspersed with steep stepped sections, the most demanding toward the bottom.
A short distance along the road past the waterfall-trail entrance is the starting-point of the short, easy 450m Honeymoon Path. This brings you to the head of Kuaishan Big Trees Trail, also reachable via another road from the Guanwu entrance. This 4km trail takes about 2.5 hours (return) to complete.
Former Residence of Zhang Xueliang 張學良故居
Guanwu Visitor Center 觀霧遊客中心
Guanwu Waterfall Trail 觀霧瀑布步道
Holy Cross Catholic Church 清泉天主堂
Qingquan 清泉
Ruanqiao Painted Village 軟橋彩繪村
Shei-Pa National Park 雪霸國家公園
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Merijn Vrij going to Guandu Sculpture Festival Taiwan 2009
Merijn Vrij is honored to be invited by the organization of the Guandu Sculpture Festival in Taiwan june 2009. In this short video he is explaining the work he will make in Guandu Nature Park in Taipei.
4.0 Bedroom House To Let in Rietfontein, Pretoria Moot, South Africa for ZAR R 16 000 Per Month
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Large family home with an impressive view to rent in Rietfontein Pretoria Moot! This well loved home offers an entrance hall,4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, one of which is en-suite to the main bedroom, 2 studies- one of which is adjacent to the kitchen, a large lounge, dining room and a beautiful kitchen. The lounge opens up onto the veranda and wooden deck area, from which you have an unobstructed view over the Moot and CBD area. This house is ideally situated in close proximity to several primary and high schools in the area. It's location offers quick access to the N1 freeway as well as the main access routes to the CBD. It will be available towards the end of January 2017. The Pretoria suburb of Rietfontein lies a few kilometres to the north-east of Pretoria’s CBD. Rietfontein is one of Pretoria’s older suburbs, nestled between Waverley to the East and Wonderboom South to the West. The suburb is bordered in the North by Wonderboom Nature Reserve which occupies the kopje that splits Northern and Southern Pretoria. The suburb is ideally situated for visitors planning to visit the Roodeplaat Nature Reserve with its many species of birds, or the Bon Accord Dam just a few kilometres to the North.
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Taiwan High Speed Rail
Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed rail line that runs approximately 345 km) along the west coast of Taiwan, from the national capital Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung. With construction managed by a private company, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation, which also operates the line, the total cost of the project was US$18 billion. At the time it was built, this was one of the world's largest privately funded rail construction schemes. The system is based primarily on Japan's Shinkansen technology.
The line opened for service on 5 January 2007, with trains running at a top speed of 300 km/h from Taipei to Zuoying in as little as 96 minutes, reaching almost 90% of Taiwan's population. Most intermediate stations on the line lie outside the cities served; however, a variety of transfer options, such as free shuttle buses, conventional rail, and metros have been constructed to facilitate transport connections.
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Taipei | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:25 1 Name
00:04:06 2 History
00:06:44 2.1 First settlements
00:09:00 2.2 Japanese rule
00:11:11 2.3 Post-war
00:14:15 3 Geography
00:16:33 3.1 Climate
00:18:27 3.2 Air quality
00:19:43 4 Cityscape
00:19:52 5 Demographics
00:22:17 6 Economy
00:28:31 7 Culture
00:28:39 7.1 Tourism
00:29:20 7.1.1 Commemorative sites and museums
00:33:35 7.1.2 Taipei 101
00:34:59 7.1.3 Performing arts
00:36:06 7.1.4 Shopping and recreation
00:40:18 7.1.5 Temples
00:42:04 7.2 Festivals and events
00:44:24 7.3 Taipei in films
00:44:42 8 Government
00:46:48 8.1 Garbage recycling
00:48:28 8.2 Administrative divisions
00:48:54 8.3 City planning
00:50:34 9 Transportation
00:52:05 9.1 Metro
00:53:18 9.2 Rail
00:54:13 9.3 Bus
00:55:15 9.4 Airports
00:56:05 9.5 Ticketing
00:57:01 10 Education
00:59:42 10.1 Notable Mandarin language programs for foreigners
01:00:18 11 Sports
01:01:01 11.1 Major sporting events
01:02:57 11.2 Youth baseball
01:03:46 12 Media
01:04:08 12.1 Television
01:05:13 12.2 Newspapers
01:05:48 13 International relations
01:06:05 13.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:06:19 13.2 Partner cities
01:06:50 13.3 Friendship cities
01:07:20 14 In popular culture
01:07:53 15 Gallery
01:08:02 16 See also
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Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-E
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Taipei (; Mandarin: [tʰǎipèi]; Hokkien POJ: Tâi-pak), officially known as Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan (officially the Republic of China, ROC). Located in the northern part of the Island of Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city Keelung. Most of the city is located in the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.The city proper is home to an estimated population of 2,704,810 (2015), forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world—roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro district. The name Taipei can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or the city proper.
Taipei is the political, economic, educational, and cultural center of Taiwan and one of the major hubs in East Asia. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha City by GaWC, Taipei is part of a major high-tech industrial area. Railways, high-speed rail, highways, airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island. The city is served by two airports – Songshan and Taoyuan. Taipei is home to various world-famous architectural or cultural landmarks, which include Taipei 101, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Hsing Tian Kong, Lungshan Temple of Manka, National Palace Museum, Presidential Office Building, Taipei Guest House, Ximending, and several night markets dispersed throughout the city. Natural features such as Maokong, Yangmingshan, and hot springs are also well known to international visitors.
In English-language news reports the name Taipei often serves as a synecdoche referring to central government of Taiwan. Due to the ambiguous political status of Taiwan internationally, the term Chinese Taipei is also frequently pressed into service as a synonym for the entire country, as when Taiwan's governmental representatives participate in international organizations or Taiwan's athletes participate in international sporting events.
Taipei | Wikipedia audio article
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Taipei
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- improves your listening skills
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- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Taipei (; Hokkien POJ: Tâi-pak), officially known as Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China. Sitting at the northern tip of the island, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city Keelung. Most of the city is located in the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.The city proper is home to an estimated population of 2,704,810 (2015), forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world—roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro district. The name Taipei can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or the city proper.
Taipei is the political, economic, educational, and cultural center of the Republic of China and one of the major hubs in East Asia. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha City by GaWC, Taipei is part of a major high-tech industrial area. Railways, high-speed rail, highways, airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island. The city is served by two airports – Taipei Songshan and Taiwan Taoyuan. Taipei is home to various world-famous architectural or cultural landmarks, which include Taipei 101, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Hsing Tian Kong, Lungshan Temple of Manka, National Palace Museum, Presidential Office Building, Taipei Guest House, Ximending, and several night markets dispersed throughout the city. Natural features such as Maokong, Yangmingshan, and hot springs are also well known to international visitors.
In English-language news reports the name Taipei often serves as a synecdoche referring to Taiwan's national government. Due to the ambiguous political status of Taiwan internationally, the term Chinese Taipei is also sometimes pressed into service as a synonym for the entire country, as when Taiwan's government representatives participate in international organizations or Taiwan's athletes participate in international sporting events.
Taipei | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:08 1 Name
00:02:26 2 History
00:04:13 2.1 First settlements
00:05:41 2.2 Japanese rule
00:06:55 2.3 Post-war
00:08:52 3 Geography
00:10:22 3.1 Climate
00:11:34 3.2 Air quality
00:12:25 4 Demographics
00:13:57 5 Economy
00:17:52 6 Culture
00:18:00 6.1 Tourism
00:18:29 6.1.1 Commemorative sites and museums
00:21:10 6.1.2 Taipei 101
00:22:02 6.1.3 Performing arts
00:22:47 6.1.4 Shopping and recreation
00:25:29 6.1.5 Temples
00:26:38 6.2 Festivals and events
00:28:09 6.3 Taipei in films
00:28:24 7 Government
00:29:46 7.1 Garbage recycling
00:30:47 7.2 Administrative divisions
00:31:06 7.3 City planning
00:32:12 8 Transportation
00:33:12 8.1 Metro
00:34:00 8.2 Rail
00:34:39 8.3 Bus
00:35:20 8.4 Airports
00:35:54 8.5 Ticketing
00:36:33 9 Education
00:38:17 9.1 Notable Mandarin language programs for foreigners
00:38:43 10 Sports
00:39:13 10.1 Major sporting events
00:40:31 10.2 Youth baseball
00:41:05 11 Media
00:41:22 11.1 Television
00:42:05 11.2 Newspapers
00:42:29 12 International relations
00:42:43 12.1 Twin towns and sister cities
00:42:54 12.2 Partner cities
00:43:18 12.3 Friendship cities
00:43:40 13 In popular culture
00:44:04 14 Gallery
00:44:12 15 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
Other Wikipedia audio articles at:
Upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
Speaking Rate: 0.9988357081230369
Voice name: en-AU-Wavenet-D
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Taipei (; Hokkien POJ: Tâi-pak), officially known as Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan (officially the Republic of China, ROC). Sitting at the northern tip of the island, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city Keelung. Most of the city is located in the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.The city proper is home to an estimated population of 2,704,810 (2015), forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world—roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro district. The name Taipei can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or the city proper.
Taipei is the political, economic, educational, and cultural center of Taiwan and one of the major hubs in East Asia. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha City by GaWC, Taipei is part of a major high-tech industrial area. Railways, high-speed rail, highways, airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island. The city is served by two airports – Taipei Songshan and Taiwan Taoyuan. Taipei is home to various world-famous architectural or cultural landmarks, which include Taipei 101, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Hsing Tian Kong, Lungshan Temple of Manka, National Palace Museum, Presidential Office Building, Taipei Guest House, Ximending, and several night markets dispersed throughout the city. Natural features such as Maokong, Yangmingshan, and hot springs are also well known to international visitors.
In English-language news reports the name Taipei often serves as a synecdoche referring to Taiwan's national government. Due to the ambiguous political status of Taiwan internationally, the term Chinese Taipei is also sometimes pressed into service as a synonym for the entire country, as when Taiwan's government representatives participate in international organizations or Taiwan's athletes participate in international sporting events.