My Taiwanese friend Clare is from Hsinchu, a city to the west of Zhongli, about 30min by train. She had to go home to see her family, so I went to visit yesterday and she showed me around. Hsinchu has a big area called Science Park which is described as Taiwan's Silicon Valley. It's not a super touristy city, so we saw the sites quickly and then had a leisurely day drinking hot tea to stay warm and feasting on Mexican food from a street cart called the Taco House, which I think was worth the trip alone.
Glass museum - Hsinchu is known for glass making. We didn't actually go inside but it was pretty outside.
Riding in a pumpkin
Confucius Temple
Main alter at the temple. Compared to Buddhist and Taoist temples, Confucius temples are much more simple. You don't have the elaborate carvings and statues.
Side alter at the temple
Side alter at the temple
Confucius say...
We also went to the Hsinchu zoo. This is how the donkeys were labeled on the map.
I just thought this sign was funny.
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