寶è—å·– Treasure Hill Lane 230, Sec. 3, Dingzhou Rd., Taipei 886 (02) 2364-8105
——————– Beside Taipei Water Park is the 寶è—å·– Treasure Hill. I really wished we entered because I missed a whole lot! Apparently, Treasure Hill was once a village full of unauthorized houses. It then formally became a village featuring buildings as if it was in history.
see this AMAZING picture I got from wikipedia
I was only able to take pictures of the entrance. Hayyy, I really feel bad. If we only knew, we could have entered and seen at least a reflection of Taiwan history.
I really thought that it was just a place for bicycle riders as it has bicycle signs all over the entrance (even on the floor!). I missed big time one of the must-see destinations in Taiwan. :'(
è‡ªä¾†æ°´åœ’å€ Taipei Water Park No. 1, Siyuan Street, Taipei Taiwan 886 (02) 8369-5104
——————– After lunch, we were walking around the area when we noticed the “Taipei Water Park”.
However, when we entered, it seemed like it was abandoned or closed. The pool had no water. There were no attendants by the ticket booth. There were no people inside.
It seemed like a great place so we took pictures anyway, even without the flowing water around the park.
As I researched, Taipei Water Park was built to educate people about the history of Taiwan with regard to main water development. I saw in their official website that we seemed to have dropped by Gongguan Tourist Service Center of the Park.
Even without the water, the pictures still look superb!
After dinner, my mom and I went ahead and walked around the ä¸å’Œå¸‚興å—觀光夜市 (Zhong He night market).
The luggage that I brought with me to Taipei at the time wasn’t big enough to put the PS3 that I brought. So I was set to buy an additional luggage for the machine.
As what other night markets in Taiwan have, ä¸å’Œå¸‚興å—觀光夜市 has shops, food stalls, even arcade! Bargains anywhere… the things are just cheap! I bought pajamas at 100NT only (that’s a whole set composed of blouse & pants, mind you).
Of all the night markets in Taipei that we visited, I think this has the least number of people. I guess because it wasn’t located at the city proper. This is already at the farthest part of Taipei. I just realized that shopping is far more comfortable with less people! hahahaha!
There was a shop that caught my eye. I was looking at it with awe hehehe. My mom explained that the shop where we could freely rent a squared space for a certain amount and we can sell anything in that space. I bet the one who rented the squared-shaped spaces are all young people. The things they sell were sooooo cute!
One thing that I remember was that the museum’s lounge was just too pretty hahaha! Because of its lighting, you would really get good pictures there. 😛 Here is a picture of my mom that I really really really love!
å°åŒ—二二八紀念館 Taipei 228 Memorial Museum #3 Ketagalan Blvd., Taipei, Taiwan 886 (02) 23897228 Entrance: 20NT
——————– å°åŒ—二二八紀念館 Taipei 228 Memorial Museum was built to remember the historical tragedy that happened on February 28, 1947. It was established to educate the people about the massacre that happened on that day, and to allow the people to be conscious of Taiwan’s history thus helping us heal old wounds and look forward to a brighter future.
I’ll try my best to share with you what I learned about how the 2-28 massacre contributed to Taiwan’s transformation from dicatorship to democracy. The experience was just heartwarming. I’m close to tears already just remembering my visit there. I can feel the love of country the people of Taiwan have just by browsing through the museum pieces.
Taiwan was a Japanese colony for 50 years. The Japanese government had established financial systems, constructed infrastructures that resulted in Taiwanese modernization. After the 2nd World War, people from Mainland China regarded Taiwan’s identification with Japan as a form of slavery. That misinterpretation caused friction and set the stage for cultural conflict preceding the 2-28 massacre.
After Japan surrendered in 1945, Taiwan welcomed the Chinese government with great enthusiasm not knowing that their expectation of a better new era would be the start of a tragic period.
Taiwan experienced all sorts of hardships after the arrival of the Nationalist government: political corruption, increase in crime rate, living standards where lowered. The growing resentment erupted when a 40-y/o woman was arrested over selling cigarettes illegally. The woman knelt and begged for mercy as it was her only means to make a living. But the agent didn’t care and beat up the woman on her head using his pistol, leaving the woman bloody & unconscious.
Today, Taiwan had already walked out of this tragedy & martial law. As countless lives were lost, democracy came with cost. The museaum’s Hall of remembrance honors lives that were lost durning 2-28.
I’m pretty sure most of us who visited the å°åŒ—二二八紀念館 Taipei 228 Memorial Museum learned a lot about the history and felt the extraordinary love of country by its people. I can’t help but leave a message on their cork board showing how much I appreciated the purpose of putting up the place & how I felt their history.
