Taiwan: Air Mail Stickers

Postcrossing ID: TW-2468140
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Taiwan: Sun Moon Lake

Postcrossing Forum - 2018 February 50 RR [Defe]
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Taiwan: Penghu Great Bridge

The Penghu Great Bridge is a bridge in Penghu County in Taiwan. It connects Siyu Island and Baisha Main Island.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penghu_Great_Bridge
Postcrossing Forum - 2018 January 50 RR [chi]
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Taiwan: Hengchun Township 恆春鎮

Hengchun Township is an urban township located on the southern tip of the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is the southernmost township in Taiwan, and also the only urban township in the southern part of Pingtung County. With pristine beaches and a vibrant tourist industry, the Hengchun area often attracts more travelers than local residents.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hengchun
Postcrossing ID: TW-2438514
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Taiwan: Year of the Dog

Postcrossing Forum - Taiwan meets the world tag [ting23127]
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Taiwan: Tamsui Fishery

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Taiwan: Map of Taiwan

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Taiwan: Sunset at Jiufen

Postcrossing Forum - 2017 December 50 RR [Defe]
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Taiwan: Chunghwa Postal Museum 郵政博物館

The Postal Museum is a museum located in Taipei, Taiwan. The museum encompasses four floors and covers postal history, modern postal service, philately, and special exhibitions.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunghwa_Postal_Museum
Postcrossing Forum - 2017 December 50 RR [chi]
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Taiwan: Taipei

Postcrossing ID: TW-2404358
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Taiwan: Sun Moon Lake, Nantou

Sun Moon Lake (日月潭) is the largest body of water in Taiwan as well as a tourist attraction. Located in the Nantou County, the area around the Sun Moon Lake is home to the Thao tribe, one of the aboriginal tribes of Taiwan. The east side of the lake resembles a sun while the west side resembles a moon, hence the name.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Moon_Lake
Postcrossing Forum - 2017 November 50 RR [Defe]
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Taiwan: Jinzaijiao Tiled-Paved Salt Fields (井仔腳瓦盤鹽田)

The Jingzaijiao Tile-paved Salt Fields is a salt field in Beimen District, Tainan, Taiwan.

Originally established in 118 by salt farmers, the field is the oldest salt field in Taiwan. The site was originally a desert. In 1952, the field area was redesigned and the field became the only central-style tiled-paved salt field in Taiwan.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingzaijiao_Tile-paved_Salt_Fields
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Taiwan: Lanyang Museum (蘭陽博物館)

The Lanyang Museum is a museum about the local area in Toucheng Township, Taiwan.

Postcrossing Foru, - October 50 RR [Defe]
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanyang_Museum#Exhibition
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Taiwan: Taipei 101

Postcrossing ID: TW-2355200
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Taiwan: Map of Taiwan

Formosan Macaque 台灣獼猴

Beyond mankind, the conservative macaques are the only primatology in Taiwan. They inhabit to mountains that are 3000 meters under the altitude. The numbers are about 250,000. Fruits are their main food; they love bananas, mangoes and others. They also eat plants and insects.

Postcrossing Forum - Different Countries RR Group 50 [Defe]
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Taiwan: The fruits of Taiwan (Wax Jambu / Jambu Air / Java Apple)

Wax Apple is a tropical tree growing to 12m tall. When ripe, the fruit puff outwards, with a slight concavity in the middle of the underside of the "bell". Despite its name, wax apple does not taste like an apple, and it has neither the fragrance nor the density of an apple. Its flavor is similar to a snow pear. Its flesh has a very loose weave. The color of its juice depends on the cultivar; it may be purple to entirely colorless.  

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygium_samarangense

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Taiwan: Taipei 101

Taipei 101, also formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center is a landmark skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. The building was officially classified as the world's tallest in 2004.

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Taiwan: Kaohsiung Public Library

Located opposite of the 85 Sky Tower, Kaohsiung Public Library is the largest library in the southern Taiwan. As an eco-friendly green architecture, the library adopted a large amount of highly transparent glass, making the building both appealing and energy saving.

Source: https://www.rtaiwanr.com/kaohsiung-city/kaohsiung-main-public-library
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Taiwan: Double-Heart of Stacked Stone (七美雙心石滬)

Double-Heart of Stacked Stone, also known as the Twin-Heart Fish trap, is a stone fising weir located on the north side of Qimei Township, Penghu County, Taiwan. It is a well-preserved ancient fish trap made by stacking stones to form a trap that resembles two hearts.

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Taiwan: Grand Hotel - Taipei

The Grand Hotel (圓山大飯店) is a landmark located at Yuanshan in Taipei, Taiwan. The hotel was established in 1952 ad the main building was completed in 1973. The main building is one of the world's tallest Chinese classical buildings, and was also the tallest building in Taiwan from 1973 to 1981.

Dragon motifs are frequently intertwined throughout the various structures that make up the hotel, earning this hotel the name "The Dragon Palace". Besides dragons, lion and plum flower motifs also make a significant presence in the hotel.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Hotel_(Taipei)#Notable_events
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