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With public interest in Taiwanese history increasing following the success of the TV series <i>Seqalu: Formosa 1867</i> (斯卡羅) and <i>Gold Leaf</i> (茶金), photographer Nicholas Fan’s (范毅舜) latest photo book hopes to present yet another insight into Taiwanese history.
Titled <i>A Tale of Two Churches Faith and Love by Dawu Mountain</i> (雙堂記-大武山下的聖堂傳奇), the book showcases photographs of two churches Wanjin Church, the oldest Catholic church in Taiwan, and Jiaping Church, the first Aboriginal Catholic church in Taiwan.
Established in 1870, Wanjin Church is considered an important site for pilgrimages, Fan said, adding that Wanjin Village is said to be
Getting lost in the Dawu Mountain Nature Reserve
Cosmic canyon in Taitung abounds with wildlife, artwork and the ghosts of expeditions past
By Gregory McCann / Contributing reporter
Well that wasn’t a particularly auspicious start.
The town of Dawu deep in southern Taitung County is not, it turns out, the gateway to Dawu Mountain (大武山) Nature Reserve. From their reaction, it seemed that nobody in this tiny collection of indigenous-styled wooden houses and its post office had ever heard of the mountain.
So I headed out of town on my rented scooter and followed a road that appeared to lead into the interior. Rice fields, power stations, pretty mountain roads and birds, but no Dawu Mountain.