艾红的 dispatches: September 2010

Chinoiserie

This photo was taken at a restaurant near National Taiwan Normal University. The restaurant, as you can see, is decorated like Shanghai from the early 1900's. It is so beautiful. The artwork is all reproductions of advertisements from the period - for cigarettes, milk, etc. The furniture clearly reflects what was a colonial presence in the city at the time with a French concession, Portuguese, American, British, and so on. Black Jazz musicians were brought to the city to play in the clubs.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Eastern Taiwan Travels

Taroko National Park. A Formosan macaque sits on the handrail after stealing guavas from the monks' garden.

At the monastery in Taroko National Park. So many aspects of Chinese art and poetry came together after spending time in this amazing landscape. It looks just like a Chinese landscape painting! Water, mountains, mist....

Platform of the Three Immortals and the Eight Arched Bridge.

Another view of the Platform - actually an island.