Eastern Asia
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architecture
Follow the stairs towards the tall arched entrance, then trace the layered blue eaves overhead. The memorial opened in 1980 and bears the name of Chiang Kai-shek, a former political leader. Its architecture forms part of a public place where Taiwan’s history is exhibited and discussed.
Source: www.cksmh.gov.tw
music
CHIMEI Museum in Tainan includes galleries devoted to musical instruments. Visitors can study their forms, encounter mechanical instruments designed to play without a performer, and see selected violins from different makers and regions. The collection makes the design and craft of sound part of a wider museum of art and natural history.
Source: CHIMEI Museum
architecture
Taipei 101 rises 508 metres, with a profile inspired by a growing bamboo stalk. Repeated flaring sections give the tower a rhythm that stands out against the city. Its name points to the 101 floors above ground. Offices, shops and an observatory share this landmark in Taipei’s Xinyi district.
Source: TAIPEI101 operator
nature
Look for the narrow neck beneath the pitted cap. The Queen’s Head is a natural rock formation, not a carved statue. Taiwan’s tourism authority describes how a fracture in the early 1960s helped shape its familiar profile; weathering has continued to thin the neck since then.
Source: eng.taiwan.net.tw
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