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June - September 2022

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1.  Taiwu Township, Pingtung County 屏東縣泰武鄉遊記 Taiwu Township is east of Wanluan and north of Laiyi .  It's in the mountains, has a very small population, and most of its residents are members of the Paiwan Tribe. 泰武鄉 位於 萬巒 的東部和 來義 的北部 。 泰武鄉位在山區, 人口少 ,大部分的居民是 排灣族 。 According to the last census, 5,364 people live in Taiwu. 根據上次的人口統計 , 泰武 的人口數是5,364人 。 This is Taiwu Village , not far from the Mountainside Highway (#185). 這是靠近 沿山公路 的 泰武部落 。 From Taiwu Village the main road leads into the mountains.  Many cyclists do a loop through the area, from Taiwu to Jiaping . 從 泰武部落 的大馬路往山區 。 很多單車騎士喜歡從 泰武 騎到 佳平 。 This is Jiaping Village. 佳平部落 。 This is near the highest point of the loop between Taiwu and Jiaping. 這在 泰武 和 佳平 中間的最高點附近 。 That's Taiwu Village down below.  Beyond that is Wanluan Township. 下面是 泰武部落 。 遠方當背景的是 萬巒鄉 。 This is west of Jiaping, much closer to the Mountainside Highway.  I believe they raise chickens in that white building. 這在 佳平部落 的西部 ,比較靠近 沿山公路 ...

May - June 2022

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1. Pingtung in the News 屏東的新聞 (North 北) 7 There are 29 townships, 3 municipalities and one city in Pingtung County.  It's exhausting to include news from every township, municipality and Pingtung City every time, so what I'll do instead is include news items from eleven different townships or municipalities in each entry.  This way I should be able to work my way through Pingtung County every three entries. 屏東縣包含了29個鄉, 3個鎮還有屏東市.  每次討論所有鄉鎮的新聞太累了, 所以我會每次討論11個鄉鎮的報告.  這樣子我每三篇新聞文章就會涵蓋到全縣內鄉鎮的新聞. 1. Ligang Township 里港鄉 1a. As you might expect, a whole lotta COVID.  Ligang, like countless other places, set a record for the number of COVID cases in a single day.  Individual classes have been forced into quarantine, and entire schools have suspended operations.  Ligang is no exception.  At the time of writing about 34% of students have been vaccinated, with many parents either refusing vaccination for their children or waiting for another brand of va...