Category: Food

Taiwan 20th- 25th June 2016

Food, Places, Travel
Gaomei Wetlands 高美湿地

Gaomei was called Gaomi in the Qing Dynasty and was renamed during the Japanese occupation. The wetlands here are over 300 hectares, but the area is only 1/10 of Dadu River wetlands. The geography is divided into 7 categories, which results in diversified organisms in this area. Gaomei Wetlands is one of the few places that have wild ducks.

Despite the small area, Gaomei Wetlands have special soils mixed with mud and sand. Ecology here breeds diversified organisms of both plants and animals. Research shows that animals here include birds, fishes, crabs and invertebrates.

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艋舺福德宮 （台北晉德宮）

艋舺助順將軍廟，本名晉德宮，又名助順將軍廟，為台北市市定古蹟。
位於台北市萬華區西門町，主祀明代尚書助順將軍黃道周，是西門町的角頭廟。


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Duxton Road

Food, Places

Duxton Road was notorious for its opium and gambling dens throughout the early 19 and 20 centuries. Cheap brothels were situated along the length of the road, adding to the seedy reputation. It was also popularly known by the Cantonese as “jinricksha place” (and sometimes Kampong Ah Lai) because of the many rickshaws  (also known as jinricksha or jinrikisha) parked here by their pullers every day as the rickshaw station was located nearby.

Many of the rickshaw pullers came from the county of Hui’an in China’s Fujian province, and they bore surnames such as Teo, Ho and Chng. Because of strong clan ties, the rickshaw pullers created their own territorial domains in the street, which led to a lot of fighting in the area. Despite the area’s notoriety, many wealthy Chinese families built and occupied beautiful residences and shophouses on Duxton Hill. Currently, the area is part of the Tanjong Pagar Conservation Area.
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