Tranquility at the Monument of the Tropic of Cancer, Chiayi County - Taiwan Holidays
Tropic of Cancer Monument is located at Taiwan Chiayi County. Amazing sea shores with clean sand, but few swimmers. Recommended.
Tropic of Cancer Landmark, 1921, water paper (English)
Tropic of Cancer Landmark, 1921, water paper, 28.3x23cm
This is a kind of watercolor sketch, the whole painting is less than that of size A4 paper. Usually for an outdoor sketch, one could use a speed-writing book without a drawing racket or drawing board, and then add some light colors later. Technically, this painting looked somewhat like the way Kinichiro Ishikawa drew his lighter watercolor works. That is to say, on the landmark, we can see the pencil markings that the painter used when sketching and making the lines thicker. The only difference is that Mr. Chen's coloring was denser. Mr. Chen taught at Shui-shang Elementary School after graduating from national Taipei Teachers College and the school he taught at was nearby the Tropic of Cancer. Therefore, he naturally chose this landmark of Chiayi City as a main subject for one of his landscape sketches.
The landmark was originally built by Japanese with brick and cement for the celebration of Taiwan's first North-South railway. Later on, the landmark had been reconstructed several times because the angle of the landmark had continuously been revised. This painting was portrayed after a typhoon in 1917, when the Japanese rebuilt it using bamboo as its major building material. The painter intended to show the quality of bamboo by repeatedly using a pencil for more detailed description instead of using a brush. In the center, there was a country road with some newly-planted trees on both sides of it. The landmark is located in the middle of the countryside with grass surrounding it. Mr. Chen used the technique of transplant watercolor, which he had learned from Kinichiro Ishikawa. He displayed it in this picture through the path in the field which grew smaller and smaller until vanishing into the foot of the mountain, thus conveying feelings of far and deep perspective.
Going through Taiwan, there are three landmarks for the Tropic of Cancer; at Tai Route 1, Tai Route 9 and Tai Route 11 respectively. Among them, the most famous is located at the border between Shui-shang Township and Chiayi City. It has been reconstructed six times since the time of Japanese rule. Miniature sized models of the previous five are also displayed there. The Sun Building, shaped like a flying Saucer, was built in 2001. The building has become an extremely fascinating night view for Chiayi City.
Chiayi city center & meishan park
Chiayi city center & meishan park
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Motor Trip in Chiayi County, TAIWAN
Motor Trip in Chiayi County, TAIWAN
Chiayi County commissioner Helen Chang films hip-hop style promotional video for suspension bridge
The construction of Taiwan''s longest suspension bridge, the Taiping Yunti, is finally finished, and boasts a length of 281 meters. To promote the bridge, Chiayi County commissioner Helen Chang stunned netizens by starring in a hip-hop style music video featuring scenic shots of the bridge and the commissioner in a baseball cap rapping about the construction. The bridge will officially open on September 23. Wearing a baggy white wind-breaker and accompanied by a bodyguard in a black suit, Chiayi County commissioner Helen Chang looks somewhat like a gang boss out for a stroll.The commissioner is actually filming a promotional music video about the soon-to-be completed Taiping Yunti suspension bridge, in which she personally raps and provides backup vocals.In the video, Chang surprised netizens by showing her humorous side, looking over official documents one moment then gobbling down fried eggs the next. Helen ChangChiayi County Commissioner Who said all politicians have to be remote and poker-faced? I think that politicians should get off their high horses and connect with normal people.The Taiping Yunti suspension bridge is situated in Chiayi County’s Meishan Township and is touted as the longest scenic bridge in Taiwan. It will open to visitors on September 23.
Chiayi County promo (full version)
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Merry-go-round in Chiayi County, Taiwan
Chiayi County, Taiwan
Chiayi County, Taiwan
Danau di daerah Chiayi jen-i-t'an. Chiayi County, Fanlu Township, 仁義潭水庫紀念碑
Ingin jalan2 daerah Chiayi. Coba aja dtg ke sini.. Gak nyesel kog.
嘉義 梅山前山路(Chiayi, Meishan 36 bend, front section)
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