Author Archives: Aura

American wood-fired vegetable pizza

花蓮pizza

Terry, the owner of “Summer Too Hot Pizzatopia”, is from the United States and has been selling pizza in Hualien for 15 years and 12 years. He loves the mountains and sea here. After passing by Songyuan Villa several times, I accidentally discovered a vegetarian pizza shop on the corner of Zhongmei Road, and I got the idea to try it!

Eight sightseeing circles on the East Coast – Hualien and Taitung

東台灣攻略文

【The East Coast—Hualien and Taitung Today and the Past (2)】 【Eight sightseeing circles on the East Coast】 [Colorful ethnic groups on the East Coast] For details of successful personnel in the eight major tourist areas on the East Coast, please see the following post: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid =706052971310978&id=100057188450585&mibextid=Nif5oz The starting point of the coastal mountains at the…

Emperor Pheasant and Blue-bellied Pheasant

帝雉與藍腹鷴

The emperor’s pheasant and the blue-bellied pheasant are so similar that I can’t tell them apart. The categories are all the same. There is truly an exaggerated beauty in this bird.

Jiufen coffee shop

The most enjoyable thing about drinking coffee is enjoying the tranquility with beautiful scenery!

Even though Jiufen is almost full of people,
But when you see the beautiful scenery overlooking the mountains and the sea, or just want to enjoy some leisure, you will want to drink a cup of coffee; no matter how busy you are, you still want to drink a cup of coffee!

Buddha Mother Great Peacock Mingwang Sutra Mandala (Part 2)

Continuous chanting and continuous creation are in order to be able to follow the Dharma and allow each tribe to represent the heart of Peacock King Ming, and to be able to integrate and interact in the painting; only in this way can we achieve the great freedom that Master Ciding hopes for.

Buddha Mother Great Peacock Mingwang Sutra Mandala (Part 1)

More than 20 years ago, Master Ciding said that his wish is to reproduce the Matsuo Temple version of the Maurya Sutra mandala in Japan;
“I have always hoped to have a Peacock Sutra mandala for teaching the Dharma.” So Master said that Teacher Yuding has fulfilled his dream!

Jiufen Night Tour

Jiufen night tour is a wonderful experience for tourists visiting or staying in Jiufen.
I often hear friends who come to participate say:
“My friend came here last time and recommended that I definitely come and participate when I come to Jiufen!”
It all started because I went to Jiufen Stone Monument 23 for dinner.

Jiufen Food

Many people have heard about Jiufen Stone Monument 23 because they participated in the night tour of Jiufen. However, we know Stone Monument 23 exactly the opposite. We first met the boss Shao of Jiufen Stone Monument 23, and then we got to know Jiufen Stone Monument 23. Night tour.

Asia’s No. 1 Precious Metal Mountain, Jinguashi Prayer Hall Old Street – Faith Center, Jinguashi Quanji Church and Times Mountain

Drive by yourself from Shuinan Cave via Jinshui Highway. If there is a fork in the road, you can also go to Quanji Hall and report to the mountain. There are many temples in Jiufen, but there seems to be only one faith center, Quanji Hall, in Jinguashi. Quanji Hall is like a local earth temple. Going to worship no matter how big or small it is is a part of daily life.

Asia’s No. 1 Precious Metal Mountain, Jinguashi Qitang Old Street – Historical Corridor, Guashan Elementary School and British Prisoner of War Camp

Jinguashi Qitang Old Street and Guashan Elementary School have been together for more than a hundred years. Since the opening of the mine, the population of Jinguashi has gradually increased. At its peak, there were more than 3,000 people. Ruifang Public School was established in early 1918 (the seventh year of Taisho). The school’s Jinguashi branch opened a new page in mining education. In 1922 (Taisho 11th year), it became independent as Jinguashi Public School and has laid the foundation for Jinguashi mining basic education ever since.