THE OLD CAPITAL

*I was at St. Mark’s Square, watching the acrobatic flights of angels and the dancing of the Moors, but, without you, my dear, the loneliness was unbearable.—I. V. Foscarini

Open the image in lightbox. There are seven routes that we planned for our trip to Taipei mentioned in the novella:

Plants-Universities

see Our Reading Routes

Neihu

to be visited

Stadiums

see Our Reading Routes

*The first lunar month in the seventh year of the Xian-feng reign, a major snowfall in Tamsui.

Open the image in lightbox. There are seven routes that we planned for our trip to Taipei mentioned in the novella:

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see only North Gate and Railway Office

English 113 / Traditional Chinese 162 / Simplified Chinese135

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E113-116 / T162-164 / S135-137

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see only “a baseball field”

E117 / T165 / S137

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Read the novella along with the story maps:

Walled City

open Story Map Tour

Tamsui

open Story Map Shortlist

Stadiums

see Our Reading Routes

*In the disgusting green and slippery damp city, the aging Governor had ancient eyes.—D. H. Lawrence

Open the image in lightbox. There are seven routes that we planned for our trip to Taipei mentioned in the novella:

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see only Taipei First Girl’s High School, Presidential Office and Book Street

E119-120 / T167 / S139

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E120 / T168 / S139

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E121-123 / T168-170 / S140-141

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Read the novella along with the story maps:

Walled City

open Story Map Tour

Yuanshan

open Story Map Shortlist

Neihu

to be visited

*Beyond the yuccas and Chinese hibiscuses was the ocean.

Open the image in lightbox. There are seven routes that we planned for our trip to Taipei mentioned in the novella:

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E123-127 / T170-173 / S142-144

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Read the novella along with the story maps:

Tamsui

open Story Map Shortlist

*When the Qing government took over Taiwan, there was talk in the court about laying waste to it.

Open the image in lightbox. There are seven routes that we planned for our trip to Taipei mentioned in the novella:

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E127-134 / T173-179 / S144-149

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see only “a soccer stadium”

E132-133 / T177-178 / S147-148

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Read the novella along with the story maps:

Yuanshan

open Story Map Shortlist

Stadiums

see Our Reading Routes

*No need to go ashore, no need to shave your head, no need to change your clothing style; sending tribute and being a royal subject will suffice.

Open the image in lightbox. There are seven routes that we planned for our trip to Taipei mentioned in the novella:

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E135-143 / T180-187 / S149-155

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E144 / T187-188 / S156

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E145-147 / T188-190 / S156-158

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see only Taipei First Girl’s High School

E147-148 / T190-191 / S158

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E149-151 / T192-193 / S159-161

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Read the novella along with the story maps:

Yuanshan

open Story Map Shortlist

Neihu

to be visited

Walled City

open Story Map Tour

*There were King Arthur, who was as tall as a tree, a colorful Egyptian bas relief, giant sculptures of kings, and a portrait of the real Sphinx. It was like a dream world.—Freud

Open the image in lightbox. There are seven routes that we planned for our trip to Taipei mentioned in the novella:

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E152-157 / T195-198 / S162-164

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E157-159 / T198-200 / S165-166

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E159-162 / T200-202 / S166-168

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see “a soccer stadium” and “a future stadium”

E160 / T201 / S167

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E162-166 / T202-206 / S168-171

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Read the novella along with the story maps:

Plants-Universities

see Our Reading Routes

Yuanshan

open Story Map Shortlist

Stadiums

see Our Reading Routes

*When I die, you’ll find white oaks imprinted on my heart.—Thoreau

Open the image in lightbox. There are seven routes that we planned for our trip to Taipei mentioned in the novella:

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E172-174 / T211-212 / S175-176

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E175-177 / T213-215/ S177-178

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see only Chongjian Street

E177 / T215 / S178

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E178 / T215-216 / S179

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Read the novella along with the story maps:

Tamsui

open Story Map Shortlist

Plants-Universities

see Our Reading Routes

*The Taiwanese like to rebel, like months flying into a fire, the dead followed by the living.—Once again, Dingyuan

Open the image in lightbox. There are seven routes that we planned for our trip to Taipei mentioned in the novella:

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E179 / T216-217 / S179-180

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E180-185 / T217-222 / S180-184

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E185 / T221 / S184

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E187-193 / T223-228 / S185-189

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E193-196 / T228-230 / S190-191

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Read the novella along with the story maps:

Plants-Universities

see Our Reading Routes

Walled City

open Story Map Tour

*Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,/I took the one less traveled by,/And that has made all the difference.—Robert Frost

Open the image in lightbox. There are seven routes that we planned for our trip to Taipei mentioned in the novella:

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E196-201 / T230-234 / S192-195

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E203-204 / T235-236 / S196-197

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E204-208 / T237-240 / S197-200

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Read the novella along with the story maps:

Walled City

open Story Map Tour

Yuanshan

open Story Map Shortlist

Tamsui

open Story Map Tour

*A land with no master; an island with no chance encounter.

Open the image in lightbox. There are seven routes that we planned for our trip to Taipei mentioned in the novella:

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E209 / T240 / S200

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E210-217 / T241-246 / S201-205

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Read the novella along with the story maps:

Tamsui

open Story Map Tour

Dadaocheng

open Story Map Tour