http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/gallery/0000hexs.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/gallery/0000hexs Heading down to Puli in Nantou County for Chinese New Year. I spent time with my dad's side of the family, and took some pictures of my dad's old home. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004rt0c.xml My second auntie and one of her big dogs, "Lucky". http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004k1af.xml 489bbc771c1a248d6aad4fac079a6cf8 image/jpeg 700 598 129694 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004k1af This isn't actually in Aowanda, but it was one the way. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004pbfq.xml 895838fbc6a3408f17b61674eee40740 image/jpeg 800 600 102738 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004pbfq My second auntie's pretty good with raising dogs and other animals. She also has a pet goose. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004q7d4.xml 647b27e7167980d972fedbc10a8457af image/jpeg 600 901 127231 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004q7d4 Farmlands and somebody's home on 中心 Rd. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004rt0c.xml 67f814b8cdfd710c91defdcad4241c02 image/jpeg 800 600 127164 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004rt0c Lots of land posted for sale, most of them with the same phone number. You can get plots from 50,000NT (?!) to millions of NT. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004sx83.xml 7f84ace312ad6bf76c87dd8ae6009d9f image/jpeg 800 600 138604 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004sx83 Photo by rjhudson. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004td1q.xml af3a725d4d0f302656cdd2d4fa1f3765 image/jpeg 600 800 164715 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004td1q A small, family temple at one corner of 中心 Rd. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004w07z.xml ddbe140203b906c5c98b1c30293ff25f image/jpeg 800 595 183869 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004w07z http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004xwp8.xml 37b16ea68bd577decce94da7275eca08 image/jpeg 800 600 127625 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004xwp8 There probably used to be a lot more here. I don't know if it was all razed to the ground after the 921 Earthquake, or this is just how it was. Picture taken by rjhudson. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004y7t4.xml 781547d512e8918054ff57cf235863ee image/jpeg 800 600 176615 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004y7t4 This isn't actually in Aowanda, but it was one the way. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004z2xe.xml 1cbd08e305fe1be24389c5d5ab1c4e5e image/jpeg 800 600 163576 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/0004z2xe My grandpa and his devoted little mutt, 阿白. Ah Bai was playing a little rough and kicked something up into his eyes. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/00050da5.xml 8b826eafb89da3b29b8c133cd2e86410 image/jpeg 600 800 102312 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/00050da5 A dinosaur statue in front of Shung En Kindergarten. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/00051cyc.xml 64eb239efc5d157d2fa2f50c53fcc3ed image/jpeg 600 800 209558 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/00051cyc In Taipei, you can't really walk more than half a block without finding an English immersion kindergarten or daycare center. They're much less common in Puli. This is one of the few daycare centers I saw, and they probably don't even teach English. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/000523c3.xml 5efc5f8e2fbc923624b78644ff85d076 image/jpeg 600 395 88012 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/000523c3 The Puli nightmarket is also more populated with games and food, less with merchandise. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/00053h07.xml 06f4a4a7f15ce61380cd8faffe0e71b9 image/jpeg 800 530 168296 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/00053h07 A very pink building. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/00054hqa.xml e95ccc4df33d8a15e1a0a6637071f537 image/jpeg 800 600 173334 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/00054hqa My cousin Sijie, looking tall and lethal! Photo by rjhudson. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/00055x5r.xml c023f2e5c98851bfe7a77cba392fec43 image/jpeg 600 800 95207 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/00055x5r My little auntie and her littlest daughter. http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/00056bf0.xml efe856b9bd0f6cef55369f37a818735a image/jpeg 700 537 112179 http://pics.livejournal.com/woquinoncoin/pic/00056bf0