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Taiwan |
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Taipei |
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Street scene in central Taipei, capital of Taiwan (The Republic of China). |
1988 |
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Adverts overlooking a busy street in Taipei. |
1988 |
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The Presidential Palace. |
1988 |
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Taipei's old gates are scattered throughout the city. |
1988 |
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Street sellers and their crowd. |
1988 |
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Crossing the street. |
1988 |
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Confucian temple. |
1988 |
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Painted temple doors are typical of Taiwan. |
1988 |
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Temple god painted on a door. |
1988 |
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The commercial centre of the city. |
1988 |
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Wulai Park |
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The beautiful Wulai Park. |
1988 |
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Wulai Park |
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A pagoda at Wulai Park. |
1988 |
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Wulai Park |
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Park sweeper. |
1988 |
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Wulai Park |
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Sunday morning Tai Chi. |
1988 |
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Wulai Park |
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Girl on a swing. |
1988 |
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National Palace Museum |
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The National Palace Museum is set in a hillside at the edge of Taipei. |
1988 |
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National Palace Museum |
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The museum contains treasures brought to Taiwan from the Forbidden City in Beijing in 1949. |
1988 |
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National Palace Museum |
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Only a small part of the collection is displayed. |
1988 |
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National Palace Museum |
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Sudden rain storm. |
1988 |
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Tomb of Chiang Kai Shek |
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Entrance to the tomb of Chiang Kai Shek who was one of the leaders of the Civil War in China. |
1988 |
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Tomb of Chiang Kai Shek |
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Memorial for former ruler, Chiang Kai Shek. |
1988 |
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Tomb of Chiang Kai Shek |
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Memorial theatre in the grounds of the tomb. |
1988 |
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Tomb of Chiang Kai Shek |
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The roof of the Memorial theatre. |
1988 |
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Botanical Garden |
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People enjoying the Botanical Garden. |
1988 |
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Botanical Garden |
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Water lillies in the pond. |
1988 |
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Botanical Garden |
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Young woman posing for a photograph. |
1988 |
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Taoist Temple |
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Detail from a door of the main Taoist temple of Taipei. |
1988 |
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Taoist Temple |
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Figures from the temple. |
1988 |
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Lungshan Temple |
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The Lungshan Temple is the oldest in Taipei (18th century). |
1988 |
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Lungshan Temple |
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Worshippers in the temple courtyard. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Tienhsiang Temple |
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The Tienhsiang Temple in the forested hills at the head of Taroka Gorge. |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Tienhsiang Temple |
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The temple is very picturesque. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Tienhsiang Temple |
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The pagoda. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Taroko Gorge is 19km long. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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View through a tunnel. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Taroko Gorge is famous for its deposits of marble and jade. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Mountainous views. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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A view along the Gorge. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Interesting rock formations. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Taroko means beautiful in the local Truku language. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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The Bridge of Motherly Devotion. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Mountains, forests and a kiosk. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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View point over the gorge. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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The Tunnel of the Nine Curves. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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The steep and narrow gorge is at an average altitude of 900m. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Milky waters eroding the limestone. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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200 million year old layers of rock originally laid down under the sea. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Forested mountains rising to 3000m. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Mist enshrouded peaks. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Limestone caves in the sheer cliffs. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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The steep forested sides of the gorge. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Ridges disappearing into the distance. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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The road cuts into the sides of the gorge and was completed in 1960. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Gates and shrines along the gorge road. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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The river running through the gorge. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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Cliffside shrine. |
1988 |
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Taroko Gorge |
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The gorge gateway at Taroko, home to the indigenous Ami people. |
1988 |
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Ali Shan |
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Chu Shan |
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Mercury, Venus and Jupiter at dawn from the viewpoint at Chu Shan. |
1988 |
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Ali Shan |
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Chu Shan |
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The Sea of Clouds at dawn. |
1988 |
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Ali Shan |
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Chu Shan |
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Sunrise views. |
1988 |
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Ali Shan |
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Chu Shan |
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Local tourists watching the sunrise. |
1988 |
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Ali Shan |
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Mount Yu is the highest peak at Ali Shan at 3997m. |
1988 |
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Ali Shan |
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Ali Shan is popular mountain resort at 2330m. |
1988 |
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Ali Shan |
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The Two Sisters Pond. |
1988 |
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Ali Shan |
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Family on holiday at Ali Shan. |
1988 |
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Ali Shan |
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One of the many trails at Ali Shan. |
1988 |
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Ali Shan |
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Mountain Railway |
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Steam locomotive of the Ali Shan Mountain Railway, built by the Japanese in 1912. |
1988 |
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Ali Shan |
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Mountain Railway |
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The 72km long, narrow gauge railway uses 80 bridges and 50 tunnels as it travels between sea level and 2300m. |
1988 |
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Ali Shan |
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Mountain Railway |
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The Giant Tree by the railway line. |
1988 |
Taiwan |
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Ali Shan |
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Mountain Railway |
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Students on the railway. |
1988 |
Taiwan |
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Ali Shan |
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Mountain Railway |
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Group of students on holiday. |
1988 |
Taiwan |
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Ali Shan |
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Mountain Railway |
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Young woman on the train. |
1988 |
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Ali Shan |
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Mountain Railway |
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Rice paddies near Chiayi at sea level. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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The centre of Tainan, the oldest city in Taiwan and a former capital. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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Chih Kan Tower is a Dutch fort built in 1653 in Tainan. It was originally built by the sea which is now several kilometres away. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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The railway station at Tainan. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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An Ping Temple |
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The An Ping Temple. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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An Ping Temple |
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The elaborate roof of the pagoda. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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An Ping Fort |
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An Ping Fort was built by the Dutch in 1624 using bricks brought from Holland. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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An Ping Fort |
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Children by a cannon in the fort. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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Koxinga Shrine |
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The Koxinga Shrine is deddicated to a general and dates from 1875. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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Koxinga Shrine |
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The gardens of the Koxinga Shrine. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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Chung Shan Park |
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Pond at Chung Shan Park. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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Chung Shan Park |
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Stone bridge. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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Chung Shan Park |
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Woman collecting fish in the park. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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Kai Yuan Temple |
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The Kai Yuan Temple is Buddhist and dates from 1689. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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Kai Yuan Temple |
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The courtyard of the temple. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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Kai Yuan Temple |
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Temple guardian. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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Kai Yuan Temple |
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Painted doors at the 1689 Kai Yuan Temple. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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Kai Yuan Temple |
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Three pagodas. |
1988 |
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Tainan |
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Kai Yuan Temple |
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Eve carvings. |
1988 |
Taiwan |
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Tainan |
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Kai Yuan Temple |
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Bronze carved figure. |
1988 |