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Fulong International Sand Sculpture Festival. It never gets old. First timers and loyal patrons were all excited to see the 10th year of the festivity. The sand bar, the sculptures, and the sunny weather created a place just perfect for summer.
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| Sunbathing with a werewolf |
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| The Hero Stories by Craig Mutch of Canada |
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| A giant King Kong |
Exposed under the harmful rays of the sun, the sand sculptures kept their forms even at the harshest conditions on a rainy day. Visiting Fulong Beach during spring in May is a hit and miss because the rain could ruin your trip. But on a hot summer day, going to the festival is a nice way to spend your vacation in Taiwan.
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| Fulong Station |
Pientang! The Taiwanese are known for this kind of affordable lunch box meal that you can eat inside a TRA train. I was quick to follow the queue together with the hundreds of beach goers. For a price of NTD 60 for one pientang, I bought two boxes. One piece of boiled egg, side dishes and the rice of course. But the most important food inside was the pork chop. It was so tasty. My girlfriend told me that it was probably homemade. Something that you would not find in any convenience store in Taiwan in which the food is packed with preservatives.
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| Fulong Beach gate |
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| Fullon Hotel |
With our stomachs full, we went to the sand bar under the scorching heat of the sun. Tickets cost NTD 200 and the sales go to Fullon Hotel which manages the Fulong Beach in a public-private partnership with the government. If you have been to Tamsui then you already have an idea on how the Fullon Hotel looks like. Its castle-like appearance makes me wonder on how much it costs to stay there just for one night.
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| King Sejong by Jihoon Choi of South Korea |
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| The carriage and flying horses. This horse pulls the carriage below. |
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| The zombie and the vampire |
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| The angel and demon |
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| The angel and demon |
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| A paradise of heroes |
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| Hydra (three-headed dragon) |
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| Charles Darwin by Rachel Clara Stubbs of United Kingdom |
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| Hero of Transcendental Meditation by Paul Hoggard of Ireland |
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| Huli Jing (fox-spirit) |
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| Bull Demon King |
The Sand Republic. My post in 2016 was a successful one. Just like last year, local and international sand sculptures had been invited to showcase their talents in Taiwan. But the 2017 edition is grander, better and bigger! It became more magical with an angel and a demon sitting on the opposite side the exhibit area. Blood-thirsty vampires, mighty King Kong and the dark knight Batman were also there. They were made in great detail. With my years of experience in visiting the Fulong International Sand Sculpture Festival, I can say that this is the best batch of sand artworks that I have ever seen.
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| Fulong Golden Sand - a glory of a decade |
Every year there is a centerpiece sand sculpture that highlights all the aspirations and the hard work of the men and women who made the festival possible. This year it was a tall sand castle. The highest in Fulong Beach's history! At its height of 13 meters, you are a fool if you haven’t noticed it.
It was so hot in Fulong Beach and I knew of one place that can neutralize this summer weather. Yilan! There is a spring water there that can beat the heat of the blazing sun. It is not a hot sulfuric spring but a cold carbonic one. Rising above its bubbles is the town of Su'ao. My girlfriend and I did not waste any time. We walked back to Fulong Station and boarded a train going to Su'ao Station. (To be continued...)
THINGS TO DO IN TAIPEI
Sakura Series - Taiwan
2023 Forecast
Taipei 101 first flowers
Tianyuan Palace backyard
Taipei Flower Test Center
Pingjing St. Lane 42
Broadwood Park
Sunshine Sports Park kawazu sakura
Wuling Farm (武陵農場)
SYS kawazu sakura
Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village
CKS Memorial Hall
Shibafen Yoshino Sakura
Hope River
Dongfang Temple
Tianyuan Palace
Neicou Stream Trail
Orange Garden Cafe
Yangming Park Visitor Information Center
Yangming Park Service Center Bus Stop
Huashan Road
Qianshan Park
Zhongshan Hall Entrance
Tenglong Sakura Farm
Flower Test Center Shōwa Sakura
Neihu Creek Trail
Shulin Land Office
Xióng Kōng Cherry Blossom Forest
Lung Yen Sakura Forest
Yangming Park cherry stream
Yangming Park fountain
CKS Memorial Hall Tairyō sakura
Wugu District Tianyi Road
CKS Memorial Hall yaesakura
Loving Farm
Yong Long Farm
Zhongbaling Sakura Road
Sun Link Sea
Tai'an Police Station
Cherry Hill Slope
Hsinchu Park
Taipei 101
Kāng Gào Kēng Creek
New Garden City
Broadwood Park
Tianyuan Palace backyard
Pingjing St. Lane 42
Alishan Ranger Station
Alishan House
Alishan Police Station
Alishan Forest Railway
Alishan Station
Alishan Entrance
Alishan Gou Hotel
Alishan Magnolia Garden
Wulai tour
Wun Chang Elementary School
Bishanyan
Sanzhi Sansei Trail
Sakura Series - Taiwan
Nei Cuo Stream
Orange Garden Cafe
Sansei Trail
Tenglong Sakura Farm
Yangming Park Cherry Stream
Yangming Park Fountain
Flower Test Center
Broadwood Park
New Garden City
Yinghua Park
Pingjing St. Lane 42
Yangmingshan Visitor Center
Taipei 101
Tianyuan Palace backyard
Sakura Series - Japan
Kamonyama Park
Near the Nippon Maru Memorial Park
Shinko Park
Minato-mirai 21 area
Tokyo Tech Suzukakedai Campus
Onda River
Tenryuji
Byodoin
Kiyomizudera
Himuro shrine and Yakushi-ji Temple
Hōryū-ji Temple
Nara Park attractions
Tokyo Tech Ookayama Campus
Sumida River
Tsuruma Park
Gion
Maple Series
Taipei Aowanda
Shimen Dam
Alishan
Aowanda
Shanlinxi
Taoyuan Valley Garden
Fushoushan Farm
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| Yehliu to Jiufen? Yehliu to Shifen? Cheaper than yellow taxis |
The "Taipei kong mahal" (My beloved Taipei)
Always in my heart
MRT birdman
Valentine's Day
Tulips Festival
2018 Taipei Lantern Festival
City of Azaleas
Linji Huguo Temple
Nanjichang Night Market
Gudetama Chef restaurant
Dalongdong Bao'an Temple
Shilin hollyhocks
Ningxia Night Market
Ximending graffiti
Discovery Center of Taipei
Chunghwa Postal Museum
Double-Decker Bus
Shilin Cold Balls
Jingimoo
GomanMango
mud volcanic ice
Fire and Ice Dumpling
Opium Fen-Yuan
Ichiran Ramen
Liu Shandong Beef Noodles
hydrangea flowers
National Palace Museum
Other attractions in Taipei
Taipei on a budget
Japanese buildings
Dāoxiāomiàn beef noodles
Presidential Office Building
Yongkang St. and Elephant Mountain
CKS and SYS Hall
City tour
Beitou ramen
MRT Monopoly Game
Winter city tour
Zhicheng Park
Shilin Plum Blossom
Art museums
Shopping in Taipei
Summer desserts
Qingtiangang
Qixingshan hiking
2015 Calla lily
2016 Calla lily
Beitou tour
Beitou-Zhuzihu tour
NTU
Confucius Temple
2015 Dadaocheng Festival
Puppet Museum
Fantasy Ice World
2016 Bread Show
Strawberry picking
2015 Rose Garden
Modern Toilet
Shilin Night Market
NASA Exhibit
Raohe Night Market
Longshan Temple
2013 Taipei Zoo
Maokong Gondola
Lupin flowers
Taipei 101 day visit
Taipei 101 night visit
Tiger Mountain
Din Tai Fung
Taipei Story House
2014 Flower Show
Chrysanthemum Show
Miramar Ferris wheel
Miniatures Museum
Archery
1600 Pandas
Wulaoguo hot pot
Upside Down House
2016 101 Fireworks
New Taipei
Tamsui Pumpkin Tunnel
Shifen Waterfall
2017 Sand Sculpture
Dragon Caves
New Taipei tour
2016 Kite Festival
Pingxi Crags
Bitou Cape
2016 Sand Sculpture
2015 Christmasland
Juming - Jinshan
Houtong - Pingxi
Sandiaoling Waterfall
Jiufen foodtrip
Guanyinshan hike
Yehliu Ocean World
2014 Kite Festival
Pingxi Rail tour
Jinguashi tour
Vigor Kobo Pineapple
British Consulate
Yehliu Geopark
2014 Sand Sculpture
Paragliding
2014 Christmasland
2014 Pingxi Lantern
firefly watching
Yingge Ceramics Street
Jiufen tour
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