Confucius Temple

fiLi — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:42:55 -0500

From http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002033&id=78&jid=76 :

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The Confucius Temple in Tainan was built in 1666, it was the first Confucius Temple, before the end of Manchu Dynasty, it was the location of the highest official institute of higher learning in Taiwan. The Taiwan Palace of "Confucianism Study", it owned the incompatible position of culture and education, and was called "The Highest Institute". The Confucius Temple has been through more than thirty times of reconstruction, a part of the building was destroyed during the wars or ruined by nature disasters; the present scale of the Confucius Temple was the look after reconstructing during the time when Japanese were ruling (1917), its elegant and simple localization characteristic takes a distinctive attitude of its own among the Confucius Temples buildings in Taiwan. There are fifteen structures inside the Confucius Temple, the primary sacrifices in the palace is to Confucius divine tablet, on both sides, the sacrifices are to the sixteen pupils of Confucius.

Between the beams and pillars, there hang twelve horizontal described boards awarded by sovereigns of all dynasties since early Manchu Dynasty till today, it is the Confucius Temple in Taiwan to own the most complete royal horizontal described boards of all dynasties. Inside the temple, there are very old trees towering, classical elegant and tranquil, self-becoming a place of its own, the whole space presents a cultural breath, and is presently ranked among the national first-degree historic spots. Speaking of the preservation of the cultural articles in the Confucius, the inscriptional records through all times of repairs, the horizontal described boards awarded by sovereigns of all dynasties, and ceremony and musical instruments from early Manchu Dynasty till nowadays are still kept perfectly, and these are all very precious historical cultural articles that deserve to be carefully appreciated.

Fort Provintia - Chikan Towers - Chikanlou (The Chamber of Red Hill)

fiLi — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:43:23 -0500

From http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002033&id=471&jid=76 :

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Tainan Chikanlou is built by the Dutch in 1653. It was originally called Provintia. In Dutch it means eternity. The Chinese called the building "Chikanlou", "Fanzailou" or "Honmaolou". Although Chikanlou has gone through Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and the Japanese Colonization Period, it basically still maintains its original look.

Chikanlou has been an administration center from the Dutch's occupation period. In 1661 when the Chinese general, Cheng Chengkung, repelled the Dutch. Provintia was changed to be Chentien governor's mansion. In the early stage of Qing Dynasty when Taichiang River was still running, the tides could reach Chikanlou directly. "The sunset in Chikanlou" was one of the eight famous scenes in Taiwan. In front of Chikanlou there are nine sets of stone turtles carrying plates. There were made in Qing Dynasty and were removed from elsewhere to be located here. The legend says that the stone turtle is one of the dragon's nine sons. It shifted into a turtle because it loved to endure heavy objects. There is also a stone horse with broken legs. The legend says that the stone horse's legs were broken by force because it shape-shifted into a monster at night and harassed the residents. Later, Chikanlou declined due to damages caused by civilian upheaval and lack of management. Chinese style building was added to the original Dutch architectural body. Once the place hosted the worship for Guanshihyin Budda. During the Japanese colonization period, Chikanlou was changed to be army hospital. There were some restoration and repair. After Taiwan was returned to R.O.C., the wooden structure was changed into steel concrete structure. The main entrance was changed. Thus they created the look of Chikanlou today.

Anping Fort Zeelandia

fiLi — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:42:47 -0500

From http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002033&id=147&jid=76 :

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In 1624, Dutch built the first fort in Anping, Taiwan, called "Fort Zeelandia", now known as Anping Fort, where has been the administrative center of the Dutch regime, and the hub for trading. The building was originally constructed in square inner fortress and rectangle outer walls. In 1661, the fort was renamed as Anping to commemorate his home town when Koxinya (Cheng Cheng-Kung) has driven the Dutch out of Taiwan. Therefore, Fort Zeelandia was also known as "King's Fort" or "Taiwan Fort", nicknamed Anping Fort.

Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Movie Theater

fiLi — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:51:45 -0500

Screening time and online booking (Chinese) - http://www.skcineplex.com.tw/Mov//ShowTime.asp

Vie Show Cinemas Tainan FE21

fiLi — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:46:40 -0500

Online booking (in English) and screening times available on : http://www.vscinemas.com.tw/movie_showing.asp

Blue Elephant Thai Cuisine 藍象泰式料理

fiLi — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:41:32 -0500

Tsou-Ma-Lai Farm

fiLi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:55:49 -0500

From http://www.farm.com.tw/eng-aboutus.htm :

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Tsou-Ma-Lai Farm, operated by the Tainan County Farmers'Association, is a recreational farm. The scenic spot and amusement ground have been awarded a mark certificate from the Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communication. The farm is located in the central eastern part of Tainan County.
It is conveniently situated just right off the southern side of Peimen- Yuching east-west expressway (The provincial Road Route 84) near the township of Yuching.

The farm is surrounded from three sides by the Tzeng Wen Creek, the Wu Shan Hill, and the Mt. Ali range. It is reminiscent of Tao-Hua- Yuan (a fairyland or Shangri-La, according to Chinese legends).
Over 300 years ago, the farm was one of the residences of Hsilaya Ping-Pu tribe. Now, it is the sightseeing center of the six neighboring scenic spots: the Tzeng Wen Reservoir, the Wu Shan Tou Reservoir, the Hu Tou Lake,the Nan Hua Reservoir.the Yu Shan National Park, and the Sourthem Cross-Island Highway.

Tsou-Ma-Lai Farm is so enchanting that the Tourism Bureau ranked it as the resort center to go to when you are on the provincial Road Route 84. With the efforts of the Tainan County Farmers' Association, it has been developed into an ideal recreational plantation and conference center. Recently, new events (such as agri-touism, culture festivals, winery-tourism, etc.) have been added to the attractions at the farm. These events are the new symbols of a modem world-class leisure resort.

This 120 hectare farm contains 40 hectares New Zealand style pastureland. It is so green, soide, and so splendid making it unique in all of Taiwan. Step by step, section by section, it has taken many years for this well-designed resort to developed. The resort has more than 30 amusement and recreational facilities offering many services, such as sightseeing, spa, swimming, daily performances, golf, natural museums, camping, conference rooms, etc. These various functions make it the perfect resort for a one-day visit or a long-term vacation.

You can stay in the 120 hectare farm or you can visit several other well-known tourist spots near here. This popular agriculture tourist spot is well-known at home and abroad. Tsou-Ma-Lai Farm opens all year round. We sincerely invite you to come here and enjoy the wonderful farming attractions.

Wan Pi World Safari Zoo

fiLi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:45:30 -0500

From http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002118&id=R148

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Located in Tainan County, Wan Pi Shi Chieh Wildlife Zoo was established in 1994. It is the first wildlife zoo in Asia and is the first zoo that received tourism medal. The zoo focuses on research, conservation, entertainment and education. 20 hectares in area, the zoo keeps over 300 animals from all over the world. There are performances by trained animals.

The zoo has the largest amphibious reptile collection in the world, with more than 200 amphibious reptiles from all over the world. In addition, there are raccoons, pandas and many other endangered animals in the zoo. The trained animal performances are entertaining and shorten the distance between visitors and the animals.

Bird Sihcao Wetland Ecology

fiLi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:45:22 -0500

Map and suggest route - http://ecobird.tncg.gov.tw/ecobird/e_page_B1.asp?Nsub=KC0

Texas Farm

fiLi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:48:06 -0500

125cc scooter for sale

fiLi — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:32:42 -0500

A 1996 125cc SYM scooter that has served me very well for 2 years. It's in good shape, went through regular oil changes and has all legal documents. Basket in front and large storage. Known issues (I didn't care about) : Speed KM meter down.

Scooter price : 8000NT$. Full helmet - 350NT$ (originally 950NT$).

HP Service Center

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:01:05 -0500

Acer Service Center

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:59:53 -0500

Quality Research Job Vacancy

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:53:45 -0500

For those who are interested to work part time as a mystery shopper in Taiwan for international companies kindly drop an e-mail to this address, whiteyee@yahoo.com. You can be earning in US dollar. Preferably with good command of English with a minimum age of 21 years old.

Meinong Hakka Restaurant

fiLi — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:24:17 -0500

Sanchi 三集家常菜

fiLi — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:37:52 -0500

Dear Alice in Wonderland 變裝女僕主題餐廳

fiLi — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:01:39 -0500

Dear Alice Cosplay blog - http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/dearalice520

Head of Household

fiLi — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:01:30 -0500

A Cosplay housemaid kind of coffee-shop/restaurant/ice-shop. Weird stuff ^_^

U-Loud Music Festival - Kaohsiung

fiLi — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:13:26 -0500

Start: 07/04/2009 - 13:00

End: 07/04/2009 - 19:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT+8

From http://www.taiwanderful.net/event/u-loud-music-festival-kaohsiung :

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U-Loud Music Festival 有料音樂祭

Peir 2 Arts District, Kaohsiung (高雄駁二藝術特區)

Starts at 1:00pm

Featuring Clione-Index from Japan, KoOk, Shy Kick Apple (害羞踢蘋果) and Fire Ex (滅火器) from Kaohsiung and more Taiwan bands and musicians: Silverbus, Chang Jui-chuan (張睿銓), Orangegrass (橙草) and Sugar Plum Ferry (甜梅號).

http://blog.roodo.com/uloud

also at The Wall in Taipei on 18-19 July

One-bedroom apartment for rent

olia — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:38:51 -0500

My nice landlord is renting a 3rd floor fully-furnished one-bedroom apartment in a quiet alley very close to Jiankang & Sialin (or Jiankang & Simen) intersection.

Almost new!

The rent is 11,000/month and includes water, cable TV and internet.

The apartment has a huge bathroom with a gigantic jacuzzi bathtub and a beautiful big balcony with lots of plants. It's also got wooden floors, a walk-in closet. a fridge and a washing machine. The building is just a 4-storey house, almost new. You hardly ever see you neighbors. There's a parking place for a scooter downstairs. You can also park your car for an extra fee. The only drawback is that there's no kitchen. However, there are plenty of eateries around.

For details please call Mr. Yu: 0989-973-779

Moving out - items on SALE

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:39:00 -0500

Moving out - For immediate sale.

2 split aircon (requires installation by technician) - 8000NT$ each
1 window aircon - 6000NT$
1 TV - 3000NT$
1 big couch (with 3 pillows) - 2000NT$
2 heaters (look new, almost never used) - 1000NT$ each
1 toaster oven - 400NT$
1 water filter - 800NT$ (requires installation by company)

For the bigger items - you would need to arrange transport.

Impression of NCKU and Zheng Cheng-Gong - Reply

fiLi — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:00:34 -0500

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Dear Dr. Da Hsuan Feng:

Thanks for this article and pictures.

鄭成功 is the highly revered hero among Taiwanese people. There are many legendary stories about this hero of Taiwanese people.

I grew up in 鶯歌鎮 in Taiwan. There are at least two legendary stories associated with 鄭成功 in my hometown of 鶯歌鎮.

The first one is鶯歌石 which is a huge rock in the shape of 鶯歌 (bird) on the mountain side very close to the railway track in the town of 鶯歌鎮. Everybody riding the train can see this 鶯歌石 when the train is going through 鶯歌鎮. 成為鶯歌地理的指標。(因北面山脈斜坡翠嵐屹立一大岩石，其形似鶯，古稱鶯哥石，清代改稱鶯歌石」。台灣光復後正式命名為鶯歌鎮。)
The legendary story is:

“鶯歌石是鶯歌鎮最傳奇色彩的名勝，穿鑿附曾的傳說更增添神秘性，較廣為人知的傳說是鶯歌石會吐霧食人，瘴氣蔽天，迷人去路。延平郡王鄭成功率軍擊敗荷蘭人後，行經該處被瘴氣所阻，士卒被鶯歌石吐霧所吞食，上兵於是開巨砲斷其頸，瘴氣才逐漸地散去。
更聳動的傳說則為相傳西元一八六一年，鄭成功率兵擊敗荷蘭人後，安撫各地歸順的原住民，經過此地聽聞有一隻巨島為害百姓，乃原住民凱達格蘭族的酋長所飼養，為了替百姓除害，鄭成功便用弓箭射穿巨鳥的咽喉，巨鳥中箭後，長鳴一聲衝到山頭上，眾人四處找尋，只見山頭有一個像鸚鵡的巨石，喉嚨間百一個空洞，顯然是被箭射穿的傷痕，眾人才知道這塊巨石就是那隻為非作歹的巨鳥，因此便管叫它『鶯歌石』。 “

Pictures of鶯歌石 can be seen on the following websites:

http://yingko.tacocity.com.tw/cuch/images/yingko.gif

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.yingge.tpc.gov.tw/pho/Vie...

The second legendary story is about a small conical shaped mountain in south side of鶯歌鎮. The legend has it that:

【尖山之傳說】尖山位於本鎮西南方，是一座獨立的小山，高度為海拔386.4公尺(1,288台尺)，形狀宛如倒懸的扇子。相傳此山原本為平地，明朝鄭成功的部隊曾住紮當地，士卒括除、丟棄沾在草鞋上的泥土，因數量很多而堆積成這座山。這純屬傳說，歷史上並沒有記載；尖山的土質顏色呈黑褐色，山腹有白色砂土。

There are probably many other legendary stories related to 鄭成功in many other towns in Taiwan. It just show the strong feeling of Taiwanese people about their hero 鄭成功.

Briton took Hong Kong from China. Portuguese took Macau from China. 荷蘭人 took Taiwan from China. But鄭成功 led his army to get rid of荷蘭人 from Taiwan. Therefore, 鄭成功 should be a highly revered hero not only to Taiwanese people, but also to all Chinese people.

Sing Lin

Slurp88 International Battle Festival - Kaohsiung

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:37:20 -0500

Start: 07/04/2009 - 00:00

End: 07/05/2009 - 23:59

Timezone: Etc/GMT+8

More information on http://duang.streetvoice.com/

Summer Camp Job Tainan

teosocrates — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:02:10 -0500

Need an English summer camp teacher - native speaker, foreigner... July 20th -24th, 9am to 9pm but with lots of breaks, mostly games and fun, high school age students, 17,000nt for 5 days.

Send your resume and picture!

Sendale Tainan Science Park Hotel

fiLi — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:04:22 -0500

Recent posts on INCKU - Tainan

Confucius Temple

Fort Provintia - Chikan Towers - Chikanlou (The Chamber of Red Hill)

Anping Fort Zeelandia

Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Movie Theater

Vie Show Cinemas Tainan FE21

Blue Elephant Thai Cuisine 藍象泰式料理

Tsou-Ma-Lai Farm

Wan Pi World Safari Zoo

Bird Sihcao Wetland Ecology

Texas Farm

125cc scooter for sale

HP Service Center

Acer Service Center

Quality Research Job Vacancy

Meinong Hakka Restaurant

Sanchi 三集家常菜

Dear Alice in Wonderland 變裝女僕主題餐廳

Head of Household

U-Loud Music Festival - Kaohsiung

One-bedroom apartment for rent

Moving out - items on SALE

Impression of NCKU and Zheng Cheng-Gong - Reply

Slurp88 International Battle Festival - Kaohsiung

Summer Camp Job Tainan

Sendale Tainan Science Park Hotel