My interesting country is Republic of China. It's also called Chinese Taipei, but I think it's generally known as Taiwan. Taiwan is located in east Asia and Taipei is the capital city. It takes about two hours and thirty minutes from Fukuoka by airplane. The language spoken in Taiwan is Taiwanese Mandarin.
I have been to Taiwan twice and when I went there first, I was a second-year student at high school. My high school has a sister school in Australia, so I visited there with my classmates as overseas study and training. I visited there via Taipei, but I had no time for shopping and sightseeing in Taipei because I stayed there only for one hour. When I was a high school student, it seemed I didn't know about Taiwan so much. Because when I arrived at the airport in Taipei, I didn't know where I was in. However, after coming back to Japan, I learned about Taiwan on TV and I also knew there are many Taiwanese people who like Japan and Japanese people. And, I like the people in Taiwan very much, too. Then, I started to think I want to visit Taiwan again...
Last March, I visited Taipei again and I visited there with my classmate at KGU. I stayed in Ximending for four days and in Taoyuan for one day. Ximending is a district which is like Shinjuku and Shibuya in Tokyo. There are many famous and popular shops among young people, so we can enjoy shopping there. At CD shops, there are some CDs of Japanese singers and at book stores, there are many Japanese magazines. Also, in Taiwan some Japanese TV programs are broadcast every day. When I was losing my way in Ximending, a Taiwanese girl told me the way in Japanese. I was a little surprised and I knew I could make myself understood in Japanese in Taiwan. That's so glad for me because it shows Taiwanese people speak Japanese, so I can feel close to them. In Taoyuan, there is an international airport called Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and it took only 10 minutes by taxi from a hotel which I stayed at. I went sightseeing and shopping a lot in Taipei and I really enjoyed them and had a very precious time there.
I think there are a lot of wonderful sightseeing spots in Taipei. For example, there are TAIPEI 101, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Presidential Office Building, Mengjia Longshan Temple, National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and so on. I think they are very good places to visit. I visited all of them and I truly recommend those places to you! And also, Taiwan has very delicious food, so you can enjoy sightseeing and eating delicious food there, of course shopping, too. I'd really like to visit Taiwan again in the near future!
If you want to go abroad, please visit Taiwan! Taiwan is such a great country. I love the people there, the food, the city view and shopping! I am so excited to let you discover something in Taiwan that you've never seen or experienced, and which will be beyond your expectations!!! I hope you'll visit Taiwan and enjoy your trip there!
"WISH TO SEE YOU IN TAIWAN!"
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I have one movie that I really want to see and it's "14 BLADES(錦衣衛)." It was made in Hong Kong (or Shanghai) and I guess it will be screened there from February 4. To my surprise, I've heard it will also be screened in Japan so I'm very glad if it is true... I think 14 BLADES is an action movie and I really like it so I'm very happy if I can see it! I only hope it will be screened in Japan.
The reason why I wanna see that movie is... I'm so fond of action movies, but most of all my favorite celebrity Wu Chun(吴尊) appears on it!!! About a week ago, I talked about him here and I told you that I was able to get his autograph! I truly respect him so I think I ought to see that movie! haha! If you like action movies or if you're interested in Wu Chun, please go to see 14 BLADES! I will surely go to see it!!!
