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The Gorn heads off to Ximen area of Taipei and checks out the shopping at the Red House
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Checking out the rainbow street in the Ximending Shopping District
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After wrapping up a few days in Taipei it's time to take the high speed rail down to Taichung.
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The Gorn arrives in Taichung, Taiwan and stops at the Rainbow House - a village originally created by Huang Yung-Fu. Over time, murals have been repainted and vandalized but still a nice example of local heritage
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The Gorn visits the 921 Earthquake Museum - honoring the September 21, 1999 Earthquake which caused damage all across Taiwan.
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The Gorn with a section of the actual fault at the 921 Earthquake Museum
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The Gorn stands in awe of the ruins of the sports track that shows the uplifting of the fault that runs through the grounds of the former Kuangfu Junior High School
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The Gorn stands in astonishment of the damage to Kuangfu Junior High School and what remains of the structures. Learnings of the collapse of the school lead to building code adjustments and inspections of schools across Taiwan which ultimately will save lives in the future.
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Despite the heat, the Gorn checks out the Wufeng Lin Family Gong-Bao-Di Park
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Amazing stage in the central part of the Wufeng Lin Family Gong-Bao-Di
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The Gorn takes a break inside the National Taiwan Museum of Comics. The museum is composed of buildings that used to make up the Japanese colonial prison.
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Fascinating to see how the trees grew and swallowed a building over many years. In this case, the building was removed due to poor condition, but the odd tree shape remains.
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The Gorn checks out the National Taichung Theater
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An architectural marvel, The Gorn peers out to central Taichung from inside the National Taichung Theater
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The Gorn at the Gaomei Wetlands to see the sunset