Su Beng, who fought with the Chinese Communist Party against Japan during the fourties, planned to assassinate Chiang Kai-Shek in the 1950s, wrote “Taiwan’s 400 Years of History” in Japanese Exile, still receives people interested in his story and views at the age of 95.
Author: photografree
Sunflower Movement: Protest in front of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
[9 Photos] — September 10, 2014
Soldiers march towards the Atatürk Mausoleum, Anıtkabir
Soldiers march towards the Atatürk Mausoleum, Anıtkabir
An artisan paints a paper fan in his workshop
An artisan paints a paper fan in his workshop in a village close to Taichung, Taiwan.
Aboriginal tribes protest against the Taiwanese government
On a grim day in Taipei on October 9, 2011, the members of various aboriginal peoples of Taiwan gather in front of the Presidential Palace to voice their anger against the government’s occupation of aboriginal land as well as against the repression of languages and culture (photo series).
Omi Wilang of the Atayal explains the upcoming ritual of a headhunt to the press, while the police blocks the passage to the Presidential Office:
An Amis shaman (left) sings a traditional song to prepare the headhunt against the evil spirits that cause harm to the tribe:
The protesters launch the hunt against the Presidential Office in order to drive away bad spirits:
The warriors attack their prey, a flag of the Republic of China (i.e., Taiwan):
At the end of the day the police forces are left behind puzzled (Presidential Office in the background):
The typhoon Nanmadol approaches Hualien
Within a few hours the Pacific Ocean close to Hualien, Taiwan, changed from a tranquil water into a dark and muddy sea as the typhoon Nanmadol approaches, at this time still hundreds of kilometers away.