Tag archive: Chinese New Year
Happy Year of the Rabbit ( 兔 )!
Chinese new year is kind of a big deal in Taiwan. Everyone basically takes the week off, Taipei becomes super-boring, and mass migrations southward commence! I myself joined in and headed down to Fangliao (枋寮) in PingDong County (屏東縣). When I was studying Korean at Yonsei University in Seoul, I became good friends with a…
My new digs in Shilin (士林)
I’ve moved to Shilin (士林)! The district gets its name from back in the day when scholars (士) were as prevalent as trees (林) here. I like to think that I’m helping to maintain the validity of the name these days… As it is, I have arrived at my palatial residence! Here’s a shot of…
