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Entrance to February 28 Memorial Park. The DPP changed the name of the park when it took power. They wanted to memorialize the February 28, 1947 massacre of Taiwanese citizens by the KMT government.
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228 Park was called the "New Park" by the KMT when they took over after the Japanese surrendered Taiwan in 1945.
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This street scene looks similar to any city street in mainland China. But, when you go beyond the surface, China and Taiwan are very different.
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The "UN for Taiwan" banner on the Taipei Railway Station. These banners were prominently displayed around the city in the runup to the election.
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The newsroom of the Broadcasting Corporation of China. This was once a state-owned radio station, and is now one of the independent radio networks in Taiwan.
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President Chen Shui-bian speaking at the annual Lunar New Year's party for the Taiwanese business community with operations in China.
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Taiwansese Premier Chang Chun-hsiung toasting with business leaders at the New Year party.
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Entrance to the "Snake Alley" night market. This is an oasis of Taiwanese culture in Taipei which is largely KMT territory where many mainland Chinese settled when Chiang Kai-shek fled China in 1949.
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A building dating from the Japanese rule in Taiwan.
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The Taipei Tower is currently the tallest building in the world, although Shanghai is constructing a taller building.
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The Sun Yat Sen memorial in Taipei in New Year decor. Sun was the founder of modern China in 1912 and the original head of the KMT party.
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The Taiwan National Democracy Memorial Hall--formerly know as the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. The DPP renamed the hall.
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At one point the DPP fenced off the statue of C.K.S. to obscure it from public view. That met with derision and instead they festooned the hall with mobiles to celebrate democracy and downplay C.K.S.
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Despite the fact that the government changed the name of the memorial, the Chiang Kai-shek display is still in place.
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A view of southern Taiwan from the platform of the High Speed Rail Station in Tainan.
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One of the halls of the Confucius Temple in Tainan.
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A statue of the Dutch surrender of Taiwan to Koxinga in 1662. Tainan was the capital of Taiwan at that time.
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The foundation of a former Dutch watchtower in Tainan.
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Tain-Tsair Hsu, Mayor of Tainan
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