The Sculpture Memorial Park is located next to the CKS Mausoleum. You use bridges to walk over a waterway that serves as the entrance to the park. The park holds hundreds of busts and statues of CKS that were saved during the Green Party's attempt to purge all things CSK. Many came as gifts, some were put back together after the attempt to destroy them. It is a fascinating look at Taiwan's "founding father." May-Ling purchased white peaches and small plums from the native Taiwanese tribe sellers on the Cihu grounds. Rex said you ordinarily had to travel to the tribes to buy them, but this was special for the holidays. I had mine for breakfast the next morning, and they were excellent!
We walked up the hill to the beautiful flower gardens, but I confess I wilted and had to say no to the walk in the extreme Taiwanese heat. We had cool drinks in the cafe (a mango yogurt shake for me...YUM!), and headed back to Neili. It was a wonderful day for me...I learned Taiwanese history from a very personal point of view. I was humbled by the Ma's generosity, and I think I have made two new friends for life.
No comments:
Post a Comment