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Taiwan travel guide in Chinese

editor — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 06:59:00 +0000

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 white clayware made from fine kaolin and now referred to as “proto-porcelain” had to be fired at 1000°C/1800°F. With the unification of China the art of ceramics experienced an extraordinary boost. Funerary clayware replaced human sacrifice at burial rites, to which the celebrated terracotta army of Xi’an bears eloquent witness. During this period glazes were used for the first time, rendering the clay impermeable and conferring a new aesthetic value. In

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Visit to Taiwan

editor — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 10:11:00 +0000

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, a predominant feature of which is the central mountain chain which runs through the island from north to south. The town itself is a centre of the Taiwan marble industry and for some years now has been an important traffic hub with a modern harbour. In one of Hualien’s marble works visitors can watch the local meta-morphic crystalline limestone being processed. A few miles south of Hualien lies the folklore village

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Travel to Taiwan

editor — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 04:59:00 +0000

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 and July. In summer atmospheric humidity reaches 80%. On the other hand, it becomes very dry in late autumn and winter, especially in the south-west ofthe island. Taiwan is often the victim of raging typhoons during the typhoon season from July to October. As a result ofthe prevailing climatic conditions plant life on Taiwan varies considerably, but can roughly be allocated to four different altitude levels. The lowest level is where

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