Small town in southern Taiwan – another view on Taiwan

As every Chinese New Year I traveled to southern Taiwan to visit relatives of my wife. Since the weather in south is much much better than in Taipei, it was a good chance to take more photos with my Bronica. One afternoon I had a short walk around the town. Here are some photos from a small town in southern Taiwan. Enjoy another view on Taiwan.

 All photos were taken on Kodak Portra 160. The exposure was measured with an Olympus OM-D EM10, which is now a good companion of the Bronica.

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The main street.

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A small temple. There are quite a lot of temples in this small town.

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A shop selling betel nuts. But there was no betel nut beauty (檳榔西施) selling them.

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Not exactly sure for what these baskets are used.

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Scooters are the main way of transportation here.

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Very common in countryside are these aviaries for racing pigeons.

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Vendor selling food on the side of the street.

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A small shrine dedicated to Tudigong (土地公) or “Lord of the Soil and the Ground”. In this town these shrines can be found almost in every corner.

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People

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Outside of the town. Flat and empty.

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This was nearby the town. There is a race track with a construction that looks like a huge plane. On top of this plane was a viewing platform.

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Not far away is the south-east coast of Taiwan, were I could enjoy a nice sunset.

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