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ۃආ༷ٙБඟͼོٙᑊձᙓཌྷ
         ᑊה૽Ӛf
             Ңࡁਞᝈə̨࢝ͪᝄෂ
         ୕ʿତ˾̺஛Ꮥਅʿᘔകਅٙ
 bags, and countless other goods.
         ˜̨ࡡԭݲਅᏕ௹ي᎜™˸ʿ
 The sound of a woman singing
 floats above the crowd, but it’s
         ˜ɽᇈᱟ༷܄ʕː™fί༷܄
 soon drowned out by the thump
         ʕː̙˸ཫߒ߈ɪֳ༁௓ΐٙ
 of a drumbeat and a crash of
 cymbals as a parade for a nearby
         ෂ୕؂ུʿసɿש๫fуԴӚ
 temple snakes through the throng.
         ϞவԬ؂ུdவ༁ٙגගɰஈ
 We make stops to visit the
         ஈ݊ഒԳٙІשߠ౻dܼ̍ɓ
 Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre
 Museum, which displays tradi-
         ࡈનတʞ੹ᘰॸዱᛐٙגගd
 tional and modern Taiwanese
         ҢҜʔИࣅৎ޴ዚש๫f
 hand puppets and marionettes,
 and the Dadaocheng Visitor   ૉ᎛݊ίࠔʷ൑ɪഹΤ
 Center, where, by appointment,
         ٙ˜ܓʃ˜™᎛ᝂdவ༁ٙם
 you can don the traditional
 clothing and hats lining the room
         ೐݊ɪ᎘׳ഹዢ࠰Ђᐇe˸ሃ
 for photo shoots. Even without
         ɿ৷ಷމֵٙዄ˺ᙢfҢ̤ٙ
 the costumes, rooms seemingly
 made for selfies beckon, includ-
         ɓЗҧቃอ؃ʾᛞᘼႭdਞ̋
 ing one filled with multicolored
         ҧቃϋึ௰ಏٙ௅ʱd͍݊Ң
 lanterns where I couldn’t resist
 the urge to pull out my camera.
         ࡁϤՍה᜗᜕Ցٙj੽ҧቃٟ
 Dinner is at Du Hsiao Yueh, a
         ʾٙԉܓԸᐝ༆ɓ၇˖ʷfԒ
 Dihua restaurant known for its
         މή˴ᘪ௪։ࡰึৌਕڗٙ
 danzai noodles in a prawn broth
 with a rich minced pork topping.
         ᛞᘼႭj˜ЫϞዚึႩᗆ຅
 Ping Lee, another of my new                ݂ࢗ௹ي৫
         ήɛdԨ޶޶˼ࡁνО͛ݺf
 Rotary friends, says that one of
 the best parts about attending
         ӊࡈ̹۬ேϞՉዹतʘஈdவ
 a Rotary Convention is exactly
         ᜫ̴ᜊ੻฽Ոіˏɢf™μ໾
 what we’re experiencing at this         ܊fҢࡁԐɨɓݬච૒dڐ൷                    ί    ݂ࢗ௹ي৫dЫ̙˸Ҭ
 very moment: getting to know a   National   ᕎؚሧՉʕɓ࢕঩᎜f                        Ց൴ཀ 60 ຬ΁ʕ਷ᖵஔ
         ̂༸d̨̏˸Չʾഛ֢ٙ͏ၲ
 culture from the perspective of   Palace
         Τdவ݊Ըஞٙҧቃٟࡰ֛̀
 a fellow Rotary member. “You   Museum        ίήᖵஔ࢕ݳқ௷ਗ਼ᕄ                  ۜʿ˖يdՉዝ̦ዑ༨ 8,000
 get to meet the locals and see          ɪ௰̚ϼٙܔጘҷிϓ˜ɘ΅                    εϋdՉʕߒ 300 ΁ᐏܸ֛މ
         ঐፋԒ᜗᜕Ցٙf
 how they live,” says Lee, the host
 committee treasurer. “Each city  ߰ซۜբ̤ɓૢ̨ᝄϼ  ঩ѥ™dவ݊ɓࡈഐΥௗᖵe               ਷ᘒfЫ̙˸޶Ցજൿeၚː
 has something different to offer,       ᖭ೥dʿ঩ᖵٙᖵ఼fލ˦τ                    ՍႡٙڡზكՈd˸ʿ̙৛๑
         ൑dʔѳԸሲɘ΅ɓ˚༷dவ
 which makes it very attractive.”        Όή၊ίێྼٙ˝ࣲɨdࣲɪ                    ନኜҦஔ೯̦࢝ٙ࢝ᚎۜfШ
         ࢭʆ۬ኹϞѯᘆٙʆऎߕ౻f
 Taipei, she adds, is known for   teahouses — the Amei Tea   an hour passes as we sip tea,
                                                                                              PHOTOGRAPHS: (EXTERIOR) I-HWA CHENG; (OTHERS) AN RONG XU
         ᔷආɓૢʃ܍dЫఱҗֽආɝ
                                         ঩డڽഹ༂༂ႋӛfɓЗʈЪd-
 its friendly people — something   House resembles the bathhouse   chat, and contemplate the sha  ௰ˏɛءͦٙᖵஔۜ݊ɓ෯˿
 visiting Rotary members are sure   in the Oscar-winning anime   ɛࡰމҢࡁͪᇍظ঩ٙၚѶʘ  ɛۧ૬ɧˉeग़ЧဠሥЂٙͩ
                                             owy hills receding into the sea.
         ə̤ɓࡈ˰ޢfद॥ٙͩؐ༩
 to experience for themselves.  movie Spirited Away — and we   Once again the sun becomes the
                                         ஈd್ܝᜫҢࡁІʉਗ˓fɓ
         Շࣙਠֳ؍ͭdʹᛌٙቈڠಘ
 Savor another of Taiwan’s   head down a set of stairs to get a   star attraction, casting a sublime
 old streets by taking a day trip   closer look at one of the shops.  ࡈεʃࣛཀ̘ədҢࡁᗙۜপ                    PHOTOGRAPHS: (EXTERIOR) I-HWA CHENG; (OTHERS) AN RONG XU
                                             pink light before it finally disap-
         ᜫɛชᙂ֟νԐίᎆ༸༁d̥
 to Jiufen, a mountain town with   Local artist Hung Chi-Sheng   pears with a sigh.    ί 12 ˜ 15
         ʔཀவૢᎆ༸஗ߎЍዱᛐ๝า
 stunning views of hills and sea.   has converted the town’s oldest  ᗙ୨˂dኑൖഹᒯӚɝऎʕٙ     ˚ۃҁϓൗ
 Turn down an alleyway and   building into Jiufen Teahouse, a
                                         ᓛᘚʆᛂf˄ජΎϣϓމ˴
         ٙΈԅ๫ڥfவࡈ׷˚ٙږᘤ
 you enter a different dimen-  gallery featuring pottery, paint-  t the National Palace   ̅dу̙ԮϞ
                                         ԉdί௰୞МᎇഹɓᑊჀྖऊ
         ٟਜኹϞ 20 ఻࢕঩᎜ ķķ Չ
 sion. Shops line both sides of   ing, and, of course, tea. Charcoal  A  Museum, you’ll find more   Ꮄ౉ᄆࣸfЫ
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 the narrow brick path, and their   embers nestle safely beneath   ̰ʘۃdᛈɨəɓ˪ഘᘆٙ४  Register by 15
                                                  than 600,000 pieces of
         ʕdڛ֊঩ᅽग़Чෳ౶̔ᆤ
 overlapping awnings make it   a hefty wooden table, atop   Chinese art and artifacts that   December for
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         ਗ೥ཥᅂग़ᒯˇɾ‘ʕٙಷ
 feel as if you’re walking through   which bubbling teapots billow  ߎЍΈԅf  a discounted
                                             span more than 8,000 years,
 a tunnel, albeit one lit by the   clouds of steam. One of the staff   including some 300 items   rate. Scan the
 warm glow of red lanterns. This   demonstrates the intricacies of   designated as national treasures.   QR code or visit
 former gold mining community   brewing tea and then leaves us   You can see scholarly scrolls,   convention.
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