Taoyuan Nights

Derek Thibault is shocked by riot police and 300 protestors in Taoyuan complaining about the owner of the Idee chain doing a runner with their wages, and brings a Taiwanese woman to tears with his heartfelt busking in Taoyuan. But what song was he playing? The answer may surprise you. My favourite blog entry of the week.

Girls, stay safe. There are five serial rapists on the loose in Northern Taiwan (including Taoyuan) and Kaohsiung city. This isn’t really ‘news’ as such, since they’ve apparently been on the go since 1997, but when you’re in a place as friendly and awesome as Taiwan, it doesn’t hurt to be reminded that there are nutcases out there too.

A recent addition to the local population gets sick of city centre life, moves to the countryside, and explores the pottery of Yingge.

Mickie Cellow posts some images of Taoyuan’s new High Speed Rail terminal (HSR is a Japanese bullet train system connecting the North of Taiwan with the South, using 300 kmph trains). The terminal was apparently placed underground because it runs very close to the airport.