Taiwan first stop: 九份位於台灣東北部，臨山靠海，與基隆山遙遙相望；整個小鎮座落於山坡地上也因此形成了獨特的山坡和階梯式建築景觀。 九份早期因為盛產金礦而興盛，礦坑挖掘殆盡後從而沒落。 1990年代後，因電影《悲情城市》一片於九份取景，九份的獨特舊式建築、坡地以及風情透過此片而吸引國內外的注目，也為此小鎮重新帶來生機，目前已經成為一個很受歡迎的觀光景點。
Click to see Taiwan Jiufen 九份 pictures
鶯歌北面山脈斜坡有一顆如鸚巨石，被稱為「鸚哥石」，「鷹哥石」、「鶯哥」、「鶯歌」。 傳說此奇石常吐霧食人，而當鄭成功領軍經過此地時，被瘴氣所阻擾，士兵被食，於是砲打巨石使其瘴氣散，而得以進軍，此為鶯歌人家喻戶曉的傳說，而鶯歌地名也由山上奇石而來。 鶯歌區最著名的特產即是陶瓷工藝。相傳清朝嘉慶年間吳岸、吳糖、吳曾等人來此，發現鄰近的尖山地區盛產黏土，遂於此設窯製陶。 清代與日本統治時代當地居民所從事的行業以農業為主、陶瓷業為輔。到了戰後時期，陶瓷業漸能與農業分庭抗禮；近一、二十年間陶瓷業已取代農業成為當地標誌，以盛產各類陶器著名。
Click to see Taiwan Yingge 鶯歌 pictures
Click to see Taipei Flower Expo 花博 pictures
Click to see Taipei Beitou 北投 pictures
Click to see Taipei Bitan 碧潭 pictures
Click to see Night Market 師大夜市 pictures -said to be the best in Taiwan.
Click to see Taipei Shopping Eating pictures -first 3 pictures were shot at a vegetarian restaurant.
Taiwan second stop: The weather was much warmer and we stayed for 2 weeks and saw early spring flower blooming. George and Susan were also in Taipei. Together, we went to 貓空杏花林. Though it passed the full bloom, but 春色仍滿園. We were told by them to go to 觀賞天元宮櫻花 because they had done so.
淡水: Danshui, Taiwan
淡水天元宮, 觀賞吉野櫻花; 漁人碼頭, 眺望觀音山, 浪漫情人橋.
We took a bus from 淡水 to go to 天元宮. It is the right time for 觀賞櫻花 and was very crowed, and it had a traffic jam. Only in afternoon, we could get back to 淡水 river bank. We took a boat to go to 漁人碼頭. Wow! I never knew Taipei have this kind of place and didn't know there is a 情人橋 there. Later we came back to see the old town of 淡水.
Click to see 天元宮櫻 pictures
Click to see 漁人碼頭 pictures
Click to see 流浪到淡水 pictures
貓空 摩天輪: Maokong and Miramar's Ferris Wheel
貓空纜車路線由台北動物園西側至貓空地區，全長4公里，設有4站。新的交通方式除了能讓旅客從高空俯瞰貓空茶園的景色，期待能保留貓空的純淨、完整的自然環境。
We went to see George and Susan's "home" after Maokong sightseeing. At night we ate at nearby Miramar's food court and took a ride on its Ferris Wheel 摩天輪. The whole thing inspired George wrote his wife-loving poems. The food in below album are vegetarian dishes.
Click to see Taipei Maokong 貓空 pictures
Click to see Miramar Ferris Wheel 摩天輪 pictures
Click to see Flowers and Food, Taiwan pictures
綠世界: Green World Ecological Farm, Taiwan
綠世界生態農場位於新竹北埔，佔地七十多公頃, 提供天鵝湖、大探奇區、水生植物、鳥類生態、蝴蝶生態、生物多樣性探索等六種主題公園.
Click to see All pictures
Return to USA: 北京 Beijing in Winter
Beijing is the last leg of our trip 兩岸三地旅遊 (see post below). Inside the housing complex where we stayed, each town house (in 8th-15th pictures inside album) is selling for US$3.5 millions as I was told. We went to a nearby yellow earth highland restaurant for lunch which was very cheap.
Click to see 北京 in Winter pictures
My after-thought poem for this trip:
[寒風暴雨] by wee-yong
天冷地凍離家去,
海風椰影到南洋,
返回灣區心無奈,
寒風暴雨春遲來。
祈望今年雨水足,
尋求偏地野花開。
A friend suggested to go to Death Valley (偏地) to see 野花. Next time I need 99天走透透 to avoid the cold in Bay Area.
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