Hsinchu, Taiwan, God of Castle

The Temple of God of Castle of Hsinchu is famous of its high ranking situation as Emperor's order at Ching-Dynasty.There is a tale about Hsin

chu's GOC to be a Duke, and called as Wei-Ling Gon( 威靈公) is superior than those of Tainan, and Tsoying's, although the later two are more old than it.The ordinary form of interior gods are almost the same, but some differences are obvious, as Madam GOC,Gods Of sons of GOC...quite prominent.新竹城隍廟 由清光緒皇帝勒封為威靈公 "天下都城隍" 廟外 是很可觀的市集

廟前廣場相對窄小 看不出"都城隍"的架式. 廟內格局 除"城隍夫人"神像外 另有"城隍大, 二公子"神像 比較特殊

神像造型 有些頗具現代感(與鳳山城隍廟相似 異於左營舊城城隍廟者) 殿內 匾額題字 是清咸豐皇帝賜的"金門保障"

Yuan-Shiao Festival (First High Moon Day) of Tsoying-01 左營的元宵節

Yuan-Shiao Festival is new year terminal, every lunar Jan. 15 when high moon is complete.It is a happy day, mostly is different style fireworks, esp. at night. Almost whole the Taiwan is enjoy it as another night festival, Tsoying is same but different as Gods on sedan to round the town at night.

Headquater of Pacific Fleet of Russia, Vladivostok

The harbor is established at 1860, eight years before the Meiji Restoration( Meiji-ishin) 6 years after Commodore M. Perry's visit to Japan. On 1904, the Russia Baltic Fleet defeated at Tsushima, then where is the Pacific Fleet?The miniature of warship, the first one, is on the top of the gate. It is said that the statue of a ship means the first ship of Russia to cast anchor here 1860.

city park, submarine museum, Vladivostok 2000

The city park like other Russian parks, a photographic place for new couple just marriage, and the Russian look it is a holy place to memory the wedding. The submarine museum is a place for make money from visitors,Viva Capitalism! The large building is headquater of Pacific Fleet of Russia.

Cannon, Russia Island,Vladivostok

There is a military museum on the island, called "military museum", actually is a ruin of a foolish cannon. The Cannon is set up at 1903, the year about the Russo-Japan War. It is fired only one time,and just only one time, then is ruin, now.The scene around the island is quite beautiful, may few visitor to be there. The island as a barrier in the entrance to Golden Harbor, from the satellite image,one can understanding the topography, for it is seriously.

Inside the Harbor 2000

Inside the Harbor, Vladivostok,2000. The hill is at north, as a naturally control point, and the ferry directed to south.The Headquater of Pacific Fleet of Russia(FMR USSR) is at left,14 floors, a building like a department independingly. There are many warships at pier, like the San Diego one, good for photography, without prohibition.

Golden Horn Harbor, Vladivostok 2000

Golden Horn Harbor is right angled. Here the photos are from north to south and one can see easy harbor works unlike the other harbors of Far East, for Vladivostok is not a business harbor but a military one. The Vladivostok is belonging Bo-Hai Prefecture, Trang Dynasty is her suzerain, at 8th century. There are many antique been unearthed, as one stone tomb wrote "Chin-Fou Temple"( 慶福寺碑),is now a collection of the city museum.

Gloden horn harbor, Vladivostok

There are two golden horn harbors in the world. The Istanbul one is left angle, while the Vladivostok one is right angle and more excellent for there are islets in entrance, axting as a barrier and easy to prevention. From "Google.earth" you can see the satellite image to compare the air impressions.

The Russian Island,Vladivostok

The islets as a barrier of Vladivostok. Of them, the famous is the Russian Island, where the remaining Canon set up at 1903 and fired only one time, is now a place to visit. The pictures here to show the geographic islets. The Google.earth is more recently, but it is an image of satellite.