Taiwan 2008 – Portrait of a Nation

Posted in Travel on December 10th, 2008 by Peter –

Austin Texas – Peter Tsai Photography

Taipei is where both of my parents grew up, and all of these photos are from my March, 2008 trip back to Taiwan. This was my 4th time going back to Taiwan and I had the privilege of going back with both of my parents for the first time.

Taiwan is a very interesting place to me. I have probably a hundred cousins and about 30 aunts and uncles living there, while back home I don’t have much extended family at all. It’s cool to be around so much family even though I don’t know them that well.

The culture is very different in Taiwan – I would say that Taiwan is a mixture of Chinese, Japanese, native Taiwanese cultures, and western influence.

Oh yea…. the food is amazing too (more posts on that later)

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peter tsai taiwan 0 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
Kaohsiung at night

peter tsai taiwan 1 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
Taiwan 101 (World’s Tallest Skyscraper) Tuned Mass Wind Damper

peter tsai taiwan 2 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
Speeding through Taipei on a Scooter

peter tsai taiwan 3 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
Dam outside of Taipei

peter tsai taiwan 4 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
Taiwan Temple Dragons

peter tsai taiwan 5 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
Kaohsiung Train Station

peter tsai taiwan 6 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
Taipei near National Taiwan University

peter tsai taiwan 7 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
Boats at Yilan

peter tsai taiwan 8 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
Shilin Night Market Arcade

peter tsai taiwan 9 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
Peikang at Night – next to Matsu Temple

peter tsai taiwan 10 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
View from Taipei 101 – Sun-Yat Sen Memorial

peter tsai taiwan 11 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
View from Taipei 101 – 3 Bridges

peter tsai taiwan 12 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
Praying at Matsu Temple

peter tsai taiwan 13 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
Traffic Hour near Taipei Main Station

peter tsai taiwan 14 Taiwan 2008   Portrait of a Nation
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  1. michelle lin says:

    i love these photos of Taiwan!!

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