Yelio 野柳

If you have been to Yelio,I would think you had seen the performance of sea animals,local products,the statue of Mr.Lin Ten-jen who sarcrificed himself to save the drowned children and more important,the head of the Queen.But I still don't think you have seen the breast-like rocks that are located southwest to the Queen's Head.As they are exposed to the sea water and the strong northeast wind,some of the nipples are broken from the bases.Next time when you go there,be sure to view them from afar,don't cross the red line because the ground around the rocks is often wet and slippy.

Walking on four feet

Nobody knows when man began to walk on two feet. The biologists say the spared two hands(limbs)created civilization.As men are growing older and older,they will find it is harder and harder to walk on both feet.The animals teach them something.Maybe the most primitive way is the best way.(The pics here show the Blackstone Port(烏石港) in Yi-lan County where there are many cruisers waiting to bring the tourists to see the whales.)

The Sun-moon Lake

The Sun-moon Lake is one of the most favorite resorts for the tourists in Taiwan partly because it features the indigenous culture including their bright and colorful costume. Guanghua Isle(光華島)--the spiritual monument of the Shao tribe(邵族) was seriously destroyed in the 921 earthquake.I think the Sun-moon Lake urgently needs a landmark to represent itself.

Hualien Liyu Lake 花蓮鯉魚潭

I have been to Hualien many times,but for the first time my itinerary includes Liyu Lake or Carp Lake. I don't know why it is so called.Maybe because it looks like a carp or someone found a gigantic carp in the lake like the monster in Nice.In the Orient,we always have a tale or a legend attached to every thing.

田尾公路花園 Highway Garden at Tienwei

Tienwei Highway Garden is located at Tienwei Township,in Changhua County.The garden,actually a group of flower farmers,provides half the island with beautiful flowers.On the weekends,many visitors ride the tricycles they rent to view the gorgeous world of flora.

戀戀霧社情 Missing the old Wuh-sheh

Look!The azure sky of Wuh-sheh.

I first visited Wuh-sheh in Nantou County when I was a junior high school student.It was a typical indigenous town.The Japanese temple on the hill,the broad bed,and the campus of Jen-ai Agricultural School all attracted me so much.Later,when I grew up and have my own family,I often take them there.I would admit that I go there not because I love Wuh-sheh more but because I go there with strong nostalgia for a lost indigenous aura.

Beautiful Aletheia University (Tamsui,Taipei)

With beautiful sunset over the river and Mt.Guang-in across the river and classical church,Aletheia University has the very reason to boast of its peculiar scenery.My university is not far from Aletheia and I used to take a walk along the shady road before Aletheia and view the fantastic sight of pigions flying in the sunset.

Moon World in Kaohsiung County,Taiwan

Moon World is located in Kaohsiung,in southern Taiwan.It is so called because it resembles the uneven surface of the moon.For more pics,please go to http://www.wretch.cc/album/AlbertShaw.

Sun-Moon Temple 日月禪寺

In Taiwan,there are numerou temples and churches for you to say your prayers in. Choose the one that suit you most. To me,religion means the belief or the building in which I feel comfortable and peaceful. No fear,no revenge. A state of tranquility dipped in the bright sunlight.