萬聖節與感恩節 ~ Halloween and Thanksgiving in Taiwan
Have you ever wondered what we might look like in hell? The first half of this album is Wu Zhi-qiang’s (吳志強) clayface gallery in Jiufen, which depicts people disfigured by their sins.
What would a Chinese school would serve at a Thanksgiving party? Okay, you’ve probably never asked yourself that question, but it’s the second half and a welcome respite from the horrors of 地獄 (diyu).
Around Agra
May 2010
There is a Very Famous Building in this city, but I’m saving it for another album. Here are some sites, including the Baby Taj and Akbar’s Tomb, and some pictures of a restaurant and supermarket.
台北市迪化街年貨大街 – Dihua Street Lunar New Year Market
來，來，來！台灣人很熱情啊！
If you have free time this week, you should definitely come out!
Tom Maxon took the first three dozen pictures of the album.
A Long Day in Delhi: Morning and Afternoon
A Long Day in Delhi: Evening and Morning Again
April 30, 2010
Humayun’s Tomb
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A Long Day in Delhi: Morning and Afternoon
April 30, 2010. It was brick oven hot. Delhi was the capital of the Mughal Empire (16th to 18th centuries), and the British capital was transferred here from Calcutta in the 1920s.
Traditional light breakfast starring delicious sweet tea, bread with jelly, corn flakes, and an acceptable banana.
Paharganj, Backpackers’ Ghetto.
Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Indian White House
The Rajpath, connecting the capitol and India Gate
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This town inspired the setting of “Spirited Away” (千と千尋の神隠し). It’s near the Taiwanese-Japanese gold mine from the last album, and it’s still bustling because the market is packed with great food, and the beautiful Japanese tea houses are a great tourist draw. We also released flying wish lanterns from the edge of town. Zhu Ge Liang invented these lanterns almost 1800 years ago to send military signals. Shifen, near Jiufen, has a quaint traditional market straddling the railroad.
This town inspired the setting of “Spirited Away” (千と千尋の神隠し). It’s near the Taiwanese-Japanese gold mine from the last album, and it’s still bustling because the market is packed with great food, and the beautiful Japanese tea houses are a great tourist draw.
Japan ruled Taiwan for 50 years, ending in 1945, and operated a gold mine near Jiufen in Northern Taiwan. The site now has a gold museum and a restored Japanese home.
Here are some dishes I had my first month at ICLP. Now that I’m Japanese, whenever there’s food in my right hand, there’s a camera in my left, so there’s more where this came from.
