From eating at night markets and trying local whisky to learning about Indigenous culture and touring temples, here are the best experiences in Taiwan.
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Huang Li-yung’s (黃禮永) descendants were shocked last month to see that their family grave had been desecrated again.
Robbers had pried off the ornate stone carvings that flanked the headstone and made off with them. They probably hoped to sell the pieces for cash, as they were the handiwork of Chiang Hsin (蔣馨), whose relatives and disciples left their mark across Taiwan’s many temples and traditional structures.
Huang made his fortune milling rice in the late 1800s, propelling his family to the upper echelons of Lukang society where they were only
Taipei cancels Lunar New Year Dihua Street market
By Lee I-chia, Chen Tzu-wen and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer
The Taipei City Government yesterday canceled this year’s Lunar New Year market on Dihua Street and postponed the Taipei Lantern Festival over COVID-19 concerns.
The market was to open on Thursday next week and run through Feb. 10, while the lantern festival was to run from Feb. 26 to March 7.
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said that the decisions were made after considering the COVID-19 situation reported by the Central Epidemic Command Center and discussions with city departments.
Banners and lanterns on Dihua Street in Taipei’s Datong District yesterday announce the dates of the annual Lunar New Year market, which has been canceled.