Touring Taiwan’s outlying islands

Beautiful Island

May 25, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment Battle of Guningtou, cheap travel tour package deals, Chinese Civil War, Flying Fish Festival Taitung County, green island, Guningtou War Museum, homestay information and reservations, Kinmen Quemoy 金門縣, Koxinga 國姓爺; pinyin: Guóxìngyé;, Kuomintang, mao communist cafe, Mao Tse Tung, Orchid Island, Orchid Island Lanyu 蘭嶼, Taiwan travel, travel stories about Taiwan, Trista di Genova travel writing, what to see in Taiwan

An excerpt of the Lin Yang (of the DPA, Deutsche Presse-Agentur) interview with Trista di Genova, who has traveled to and written about her fascination with history and culture on Taiwan’s outlying islands, so far Orchid Island, Green Island and Kinmen. Lin Yang’s travel story will be published in the

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Kinmen: Now the Battle is for Tourism, part 1/4

Beautiful Island History Strait-Talk

April 28, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 1 Comment accommodation in Jinmen, Bunker International Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA), Cai guo-Qiang 蔡國強, Guningtou War Museum, Kinmen Quemoy 金門縣, martial law, Professor Chiang Bo-wei, Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), travel to Kinmen Quemoy

Kinmen’s rich history of broken landscapes: Once the frontline of Taiwan’s conflict with China, Kinmen is now a lush national park. It also has historical and cultural sites to offer (as well as fiery Kaoliang liquor). By Trista di Genova / published 2005 in Travel & Culture magazine in its

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