Martyrs' Shrine

Martyrs' Shrine, Taipei was built in honor of about 330,000 men who had sacrificed their lives while trying to overthrow the Ching Dynasty.

military officer on guard at the entrance


the officers marched in..


until they reached the Shrine..


then they turned around and did some performance with their rifles.

super reflection..



a short clip of their performance

Actually it was their ceremonial changing of the guards..


Comments

  1. Alice LawApril 30, 2010 at 12:00 AM

    The riffles performance is so cool!

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  2. SJB aka SUELYN J-B.April 30, 2010 at 1:08 AM

    Shiny hat :D.

    Love the video.

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  3. manglishApril 30, 2010 at 5:45 AM

    waaa 330,000 men were used? wat a waster hahahaha

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  4. CloudiaApril 30, 2010 at 6:14 AM

    Ching Ming every day...


    Aloha from Waikiki


    Comfort Spiral

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  5. JamaApril 30, 2010 at 9:07 AM

    I'm enjoying this virtual trip to Taiwan with you!

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  6. VanillaSevenApril 30, 2010 at 9:11 AM

    The soldier's helmet so shiny I can do my make-up there :D

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  7. khengsiongApril 30, 2010 at 10:04 AM

    The shrine is not opened to public?

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  8. mNhLApril 30, 2010 at 10:36 AM

    Kesian those poor military...doing the marching everyday.

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  9. smallkucingApril 30, 2010 at 4:07 PM

    impressive la

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  10. cre8toneApril 30, 2010 at 6:10 PM

    cool!

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  11. The ScientistMay 1, 2010 at 12:40 AM

    these guys remind me of color guard. :)

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  12. GlennisMay 1, 2010 at 8:46 AM

    They put on a great display of changing the guards. That was an enormous number of people to die in the battle.

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  13. இ Baŋäŋaz இMay 1, 2010 at 12:53 PM

    330,000men was a huge number. Saw one article about a war where the chief had to report how many were killed at the end of each day. But on that day there was no casualty he wrote on the board "O.K." ie "zero killed". How true? May they RIP. tQ


    Special Tribute 2U

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  14. ClytieMay 1, 2010 at 9:37 PM

    Love the helmet reflections! I didn't notice at first, til you mentioned it, but now I do and -- it's perfect for Weekend Reflections!

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  15. dianasfaria.comMay 1, 2010 at 9:46 PM

    cool reflection capture!
    These guys look pretty fierce.

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  16. cieldequimperMay 1, 2010 at 11:09 PM

    Excellent reflection!

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  17. JamesMay 1, 2010 at 11:52 PM

    Very cool! That's a creative place to find a reflection.

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  18. Betty ManousosMay 2, 2010 at 12:55 AM

    Great reflection, Wenn. it really caught my eye!

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  19. This Is My Blog - fishing guyMay 2, 2010 at 1:22 AM

    Wenn: Neat capture of the guards, reminds me of something our Marines would do.

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  20. Beth NiquetteMay 2, 2010 at 4:50 AM

    I really enjoyed finding the reflections in the soldier's helmets. VERY creative! Woohoo!

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  21. AnonymousMay 2, 2010 at 8:22 PM

    neat capture of the guards, Wenn
    congrats, dear
    graceolsson.com/blog

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  22. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪May 3, 2010 at 1:53 PM

    How long were you in Taiwan?

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  23. UnknownMay 6, 2010 at 6:06 PM

    Those helmets sure are shiny!

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