Taiwan Day 2 - Yilan

15 April 2008

After breakfast, we started our journey to National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall and Liberty Square. Previously it is named as Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. Last year May 15, it has been renamed to National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall by Chen Shui-bian.

Liberty Square( 自由广场)


National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall (台灣民主紀念館)

Matyr's Shrine, 宗烈祠.



Ceremony of changing guards


Salute to them who guard the entrance of the shrine
under the hot sun and let people take a photo with them. =P

We headed to National Palace Museum, 国立故宫博物院. We are not allowed to take any photos here.

Next, we had our lunch in a restaurant named 'Queen'. Definitely we ate like a Queen here. ^_^



Abalone + lobster dishes



We headed to Yehliu Geopark (野柳地质公园) after lunch. It is situated at the north coast of Taiwan and famous of curious shapes carved by sea erosion.


Chiufen(九份), 昔日金矿产区. Why this place named as Chiufen? According to what Elephant storied to us, the village here housed nine families last time. Thus the village would request 9 portions of shipments from town everytime. Later Chiufen would become its name.

芋仔冰 and 草仔粿 which are very famous in Chiufen.

Tonight we would stay a night at Shangrila Leisure Farm Resort(香格里拉休闲农场). The room is great. I felt easy and relax stayed here.


Our dinner.


At night, there was a lot of activities prepared by Shangrila Leisure Farming.

放天燈、打陀螺、搓湯圓，民俗活動. My mum wons the first prize in 打陀螺.=)

More info about Shangrila Leisure Farming: http://www.shangrilas.com.tw/