Photographs by Timothy S. Allen
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Village Life: Mazu Festival (10)
Posted on May 29, 2018
A model appears as a beautiful traditional Chinese woman for the Mazu festival. She continues to use 21st century technology while waiting for the Mazu parade float she is riding on to begin. Beigang, Yunlin County, Taiwan, May 4, 2018.
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Village Life: Racing Pigeons
Posted on May 28, 2018
Pigeons returning to their roost after being out for exercise. Pigeon racing is extremely popular in Taiwan. It is also one form of gambling. Here is an article on Taiwan pigeon racing. http://www.silvio-co.com/pigeons/taiwan.htm Cheng long Village, Kohou Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. May 1, 2018
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Village Life: Mazu Festival (7)
Posted on May 27, 2018
A young girl is made up to depict a character in a traditional Chinese story/myth. She rides on a float in the Mazu Parade. Beigang, Yunlin County, Taiwan, May 4, 2018.
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Village Life: Mazu Festival (6)
Posted on May 26, 2018
A young girl is made up to depict a character in a traditional Chinese story/myth. She rides on a float in the Mazu Parade. Beigang, Yunlin County, Taiwan, May 4, 2018.
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Village Life: Mazu Parade (5)
Posted on May 25, 2018
This young girl is made up to depict a character in a traditional Chinese story/myth. It must be a sad story because I never saw her smile. She rides on a float in the Mazu Parade. Beigang, Yunlin County, Taiwan, May 4, 2018.
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Village Life: Mazu Festival (4)
Posted on May 24, 2018
A young girl is dressed and made up to depict a character in a traditional Chinese story/myth. She rides on a float in the Mazu Parade. Beigong, Yunlin County, Taiwan, May 4, 2018.
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Village Life: Mazu Festival (3)
Posted on May 23, 2018
A young girl is dressed and made up to depict a character in a traditional Chinese story/myth. She rides on a float in the Mazu Parade. Beigang, Yunlin County, Taiwan, May 4, 2018.
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Village Life: Mazu Festival
Posted on May 22, 2018
Women’s group marching in the Mazu parade. Silou, Taiwan April 15, 2018
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Village Life: Mazu Festival (2)
Posted on May 21, 2018
A young girl is dressed and made up to depict one of the characters in a Chinese traditional myth. She rides on a float in the Mazu Parade. Beigong, Yunlin County, Taiwan, May 4, 2018.
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Village Life: Mazu Festival
Posted on May 20, 2018
A young girl is dressed and made up to depict one of the Chinese traditional myths. She rides on a float in the Mazu Parade. Baigong, Yunlin County, Taiwan, May 4, 2018.
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Cottonwood Hibiscus
Posted on May 19, 2018
The hibiscus tiliaceus is found in Taiwan. A tree with beautiful flowers is pollinated by insects such as the one found in this flower. Cheng long Village, Kohou Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan May 14, 2018
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Village Life: Coordinated Colors
Posted on May 17, 2018
This Cheng long Village woman is dressed in traditional clothing. Cheng long Village, Kohou Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan May 05, 2018
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Village Life: Listening to a Friend
Posted on May 12, 2018
This Cheng long Village woman was sitting on her motor scooter while listening to a friend. Cheng long Village, Kohou Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan, May 11, 2018
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Village Life: Making Brooms
Posted on May 12, 2018
Ms Hsu is making traditional brooms in a small traditional village in Chaiyi County, Taiwan The brooms are made from palm leaves, a bamboo stick and sugar cane leaves. She told us that when she got married at 19 and moved to De Shin Li Village she had to learn how to make these traditional brooms as did all women living in this village. We had to buy two brooms, one to sweep the ground and the other to clean the ceiling. De Shin Li Village, Puzui Township, Chaiyi County, Taiwan May 10, 2018
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Village Life: Daily Walks
Posted on May 9, 2018
This man walks every late afternoon from one end of Cheng long Village to the other. That’s about 1/2 kilometers each way. He seems to enjoy the walking. He’s been generous to allow me to photograph him. Cheng long, Kohou Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan, May 06, 2018
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Village Life: People
Posted on May 4, 2018
An elderly man paused to allow me to take a picture of him. A friend had stopped him to talk. Cheng long Village, Kohou Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan May 3, 2018
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Village Life: Portraits
Posted on May 3, 2018
Children from Chenglong Elementary School look into Tsuneo Sekiguchi’s reflective pool at the small fish swimming in the water. The pool reflects a spectrum of light onto the viewer’s face. For more information on this and the other five environmental artworks go to https://artproject4wetland.wordpress.com Chenglong Village, Kohou Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan. May 3, 2018
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Traditional Taiwan Plowing
Posted on May 2, 2018
Water buffalo and oxen are now rarely seen in Taiwan plowing rice fields. An article in the March 06, 2017 Taipei Times said that there were about 99 water buffaloes in use in Taiwan in 2015. (http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2017/03/06/2003666239) Now, big tractors are commonly seen in the fields of Taiwan. This ox was plowing a rice field near Shueilin Township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. May 1, 2018
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