During the early days of recorded history in a society based on slavery large workshops were used to make bronze and pottery objects for the nobility. One type of …
Hualien (pop. 150,000) is the capital of the Hualien district in the east of central Taiwan. Some 80,000 descendants of the island’s original native inhabitants live in this region, …
The fierce south-west monsoons are the main reason for the heavy rainfall figures. Most ofthe rain (up to well over 300mm/12in. per month!) falls in the months of June …