Taiwan Photographs

This is the third of seven pages of photographs featuring (mainly) people and places we saw in the summer of 2007. See also the second page of images and the fourth page of pictures. All seven pages of Asian photographs are available here.
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Terry, Ewan, and Eric at Dragon English in Chiayi. Teachers, parents, and students at Dragon English. A famous English teacher from Tennessee in Dragon English. Ewan holding Jasmine at the swimming pool. Jacob Alred and Arthur Hadley-Ives in the pool.
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Jeri, Juning, Eric, the boys, and Liwen (in the larger picture) in 2004. Juning near Tunghai University in Taichung (2004) Liwen and Eric at lunch in Taichung. (2007) Chunchih and Liwen during lunch. (2007). Chunchih and Liwen at a California style restaurant in Taichung (2007).
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Brother-in-law and Second Sister with Eric in the back. Chunchih's younger and elder cousins (Two of Maternal Uncle's three daughters). Mom's sister-in-law and brother treated us to dinner in Taipei. Maternal Uncle and his wife enjoy the family banquet in Taipei Cousins and sons-in-law sit at the table in the steak restaurant.
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Maternal Uncle and his wife chat with Second Sister at his home. Devotional statues at Maternal Uncle's home. This goddess statue may be over 300 years old. It has been passed down from Chunchih's grandma. Jeri's friend's parents wait for the boys to get into position. Jeri's friend's parents pose with Jeri and Arthur and Sebastian.
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Mountain guides at the Tung-Pu Mountain Lodge. This Ranger (Hai-Ge) is Bunun aboriginal Taiwanese, not a Han Chinese. This guy works at the Tung-pu Mountain Lodge. He is a Tsou aboriginal Taiwanese, not a Han Chinese. Wen-Bing and his girlfriend up at the Tataka Visitor Center. Wan-Ting (Second Sister's daughter) up at Tataka Visitor Center.
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Wen-Bing and his girlfriend and his girlfriend's sister at sunset (Tung-Pu Mountain Lodge). Eric and Wen-Bing's girlfriend's sister at sunset. Wen-Bing's girlfriend at sunset at Tung-Pu Mountain Lodge. Sebastian, Wan-Ting, Second Sister, Wen-Bing, Wen-Bing's girlfriend, Wen-Bing's girlfriend's sister. Here is the whole gang up at Tataka Visitor Center (elevation 2800 meters).
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Here I am squinting in the mountain sunshine. Here is third sister in the Chiayi Chicken Rice restaurant where she works (in Ershuei). Chun-Chih with her Third Sister in Ershuei. Third Sister and her friend in the Ershuei restaurant. This is the boss in the Ershuei "Chiayi Chicken Rice" restaurant where Third Sister works.
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Third Sister and her boss in the Chiayi Chick Rice restaurant near the Ershuei tran station. Eric and Chun-Chih in Ershuei. Arthur is about to go on a scooter ride in Ershuei. Three friends in the Ershuei "Chiayi Chicken Rice" restaurant. The Hadley-Ives family outside of Third Sister's restaurant (notice the menu with prices).
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This woman explained some religious teachings at this temple in Ershuei. Here is Sebastian with the helpful girl at the Hi Life shop who helped us with a map. During our bike ride one morning the staff in this Hi Life Market were quite helpful and friendly. Here is Sanadra with us in the restaurant where we enjoyed a dinner. Here is Sandra's mother with Sebastian in front of a Family Mart in Chiayi.

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Photographs of Taiwan
By Eric Hadley-Ives
July 2007
By Eric Hadley-Ives
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