The best unexpected surprise of my travels this year was Kinmen Island. Having lived in Taiwan before Kinmen was one place I always wanted to visit but the distance from mainland Taiwan made it somewhat difficult. A fellow Tainan blogger
Jincheng City God Festival Temple Madness : Jinmen Island
The number one attraction of Kinmen island and the highlight of my trip was the insane City God festival celebrated in Kinmen’s capital – Jincheng Town. I was just plain lucky, I did not plan to attend the festival but
Ghost Clearing Festival : Jincheng Town Kinmen Island
On my recent visit to the Taiwanese Jinmen island I had a very unexpected surprise. The annual City God birthday festival was taking place in the island that week and festivities were grander than ever. The night before the celebrations
City God Birthday Festival : Jinsha Shaobei – Kinmen Island
Sometimes travel is mostly about luck, and on my recent trip to Kinmen luck was definitely on my side. As I entered Kinmen via a ferry from Xiamen and sat down with the shy guy in the welcoming Tourist Information
City God Temple : Shanghai
In Shanghai’s old Chinese town is the City God Temple, dedicated to three of the main city Gods – mortals living in the Shanghai area and turning Gods due to their dedication to their areas. Namely – Huo Guang (~68BC,
