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24-Hour Eslite Bookstore

One of the largest bookstore chains in Taiwan, Eslite was founded in 1989 by Robert Wu and it became the first company to set up a 24-hour bookstore in Taiwan, attracting many night-time readers. When Eslite first opened, it placed emphasis on books in the arts and humanities. Nowadays the company has expanded its range of titles and has opened multiple stores in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The decision to operate a bookshop devoted to Humanities and the Arts was neither an act of impulse nor a brave sense of mission. Rather, it was a commitment that sprang from a heartfelt, personal life experience. After years of being engaged in fiercely competitive business activity, a positive, optimistic, eager and innocent state of mind had become one of cautious and somewhat anxious cynicism. I realized on continued reflection, that I had developed a sense of spiritual lacking and imbalance. Thus, a search to identify a fuller and more complete life began. - Robert Wu

DSCF8971 (by ansel.ma)

IMG_4863 (by KirtGersen)

Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial

Breakfast today 😋 #小籠包 #Taipei (在 京鼎小館)

Jiufen, Taiwan 台湾九份 by Andy*Enero on Flickr.

日和三一 by SilverYang on Flickr.

Taiwan shifen, Gyujin Kim on Flickr.

split view / September 2011 / Taiwan: Jinguashih

To follow-up that earlier post on Chiang Kai-shek. I haven’t got all my facts straight on the incident, but hopefully Wikipedia has.

Top: art in 228 Memorial Park; Bottom: commemoration in front of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial, Lawrence Journal

Taiwan beef noodles (by xmatt)

Clear waters of Taroko River, Taiwan

Taroko Gorge_20100619-036 by vinnewage on Flickr.

Paradise in the fog @Sun-Moon Lake, Taiwan ～日月潭 鏡 雪世界 (von passer-by F.H. (新手上路中))

Taipei From Above by iHeartDimSum on Flickr.

Taichung, Taiwan

Shimen, Taipei, TAIWAN 2013.06.02

  Untitled photo by miss Miss

三八牌樓 IMG_4237 by sullivan™ on Flickr.

Taroko National Park - Hualien, Taiwan. | Jonathan Bengtsson

 Rainy Day by Hanson Mao

sin título by willgoodan on Flickr.

Art Taipei

Considered one of the most important platforms for Asian Art, Art Taipei 2013 is celebrating its 20th anniversary this fall. With a rapidly growing Asian Art market, Art Taipei will debut a fantastic mix of young, emerging talents, including Yan Xing and Julia Steiner, as well as established, international artists, such as Ai Weiwei and Jenny Holzer.

Due to its geographic location, Art Taipei serves as a hub to connect North- and Southeast Asia, creating a fertile ground to showcase the varied and vibrant Asian art scene..

Here is our essential guide to the fair. 

24-Hour Eslite Bookstore

One of the largest bookstore chains in Taiwan, Eslite was founded in 1989 by Robert Wu and it became the first company to set up a 24-hour bookstore in Taiwan, attracting many night-time readers. When Eslite first opened, it placed emphasis on books in the arts and humanities. Nowadays the company has expanded its range of titles and has opened multiple stores in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The decision to operate a bookshop devoted to Humanities and the Arts was neither an act of impulse nor a brave sense of mission. Rather, it was a commitment that sprang from a heartfelt, personal life experience. After years of being engaged in fiercely competitive business activity, a positive, optimistic, eager and innocent state of mind had become one of cautious and somewhat anxious cynicism. I realized on continued reflection, that I had developed a sense of spiritual lacking and imbalance. Thus, a search to identify a fuller and more complete life began. - Robert Wu

DSCF8971 (by ansel.ma)

IMG_4863 (by KirtGersen)

草莓冰淇淋 by Mr. 福克 on Flickr.

Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial

Breakfast today 😋 #小籠包 #Taipei (在 京鼎小館)