"Dragon Tiger Tower" is one of Kaohsiung's famous landmarks. It is said that if you enter from the dragon's mouth and exit from the tiger's mouth, you will be able to avoid bad luck. The statue is Xuanwu Emperor/ Heavenly Lord Xuan Tian of the Northern Heaven/ 北極玄天上帝. This Xuanwu Emperor Statue is the tallest water statue in Southeast Asia. It is about 72 meters high and the seven-star sword is about 38.5 meters long. There are many ancient records about the origin of Xuanwu Emperor. Simply say, he is the Northern God, general of the Big Dipper, guardian of heaven, protector of warriors, minister and representative of the Jade Emperor, the divine lord of immortal exorcist, savior of calamity and redeemer of suffering. I am so happy you both went to so many places, you are really amazing travelers, thank you very much for sharing!
They are really beautiful!! Thank you for sharing this extra information, sometimes it is hard to find in English!! So it's awesome to learn things we otherwise would not have! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
We discovered your channel while researching a potential trip to Taiwan and are staying for all your future videos. Our family loves your videos. They are well researched, entertaining and educational. The music you chose is great as well. On a personal note, I have a disability and your videos are the next best thing to discovering it myself. Thank you for all your hard work in making such a wonderful channel!
Wow!! Thank you SO much for your kind comment and your generosity, you definitely did not have to do that, but we very much appreciate it!! I’m so happy to hear that you have enjoyed the videos and have also found them helpful in your planning!! They are definitely quite a bit of work to make, so it means a lot to us to hear that you’ve found them useful! If you end up choosing to go and ever need any extra tips for a trip to Taiwan, please don’t hesitate to reach out! 😊 ❤️ Thank you again! 💕
4:47 Channa micropeltes, giant snakehead, giant mudfish or toman harimau, is among the largest species in the family Channidae, capable of growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length and a weight of 20 kg It is native to the fresh waters of Southeast Asia (South Indian populations are now regarded as a separate species, C. diplogramma),but has also been introduced elsewhere and is considered invasive in Taiwan. Other names include xal mas (শাল মাছ) in Assamese, red snakehead, redline snakehead, and ikan toman (where ikan is fish in Malay and Indonesian).
The Lotus Pond is very lovely and interesting. Not a religious person, I always feel I'm traveling abroad when I enter a Taiwanese temple, though I'm born and grow up here😂
Awww, the overhead shot with the child and his father(?). Thank you for capturing natural footage of locals and other visitors in your videos, especially how they interacted with the environment at the temple. A place of worship is where we are most vulnerable and authentic as we send our prayers out. I loved watching the ladies as they prayed with their incense. The pace, music and editing I really enjoyed. Thank you for sharing your beautiful experience.
Ahh thank you!! That is my favorite thing to film.. just people having real moments. There's something very beautiful about it - to me at least! Thank you so much for watching, I am always so happy to hear other people appreciate the beauty in these things too!
Welcome to Taiwan! I really enjoy watching your channel and the quality of your videos are absolutely amazing. I feel you guys already know more about Taiwan than I do : )
Taiwan seems fascinating. Since its one of the airports you can go through when visiting Asia from the US, we might stay in Taipei for a few days before traveling onwards.
Taiwan is awesome! Definitely recommend a visit when you can make it! We actually filmed this back in April, so luckily we have not had to experience the typhoons! I heard this season has been bad for them! Thanks a ton for watching!
When go into the tiger mouth, wall arts inspire people should do good things that bring you up to the heaven after die. Do something bad that will bring you down to the hell. So we all need to treat people good each other.
7:16 This is a Taoism temple, not Confucius. And this one is to honor Guan Yu, an ancient Chinese general during the Three Kingdoms period, who was declared a god later (that happens in Taoism). ua-cam.com/video/BXeQd0H-FiU/v-deo.html
Hi! I would say many markets would be totally accessible! People are very nice in Taiwan and I would imagine people would move to make room and be helpful. If you want to avoid big crowds, I would suggest visiting on weeknights. We noticed most don’t get too crowded!
The Dragon and Tiger Pavilions, the Spring and Autumn Pavilions, and the giant golden statue of Xuantianshangdi are all Taoist temples that heavily incorporated Buddhist imagery, including hell, the Bodhisattva, and Buddhist stories. While Taiwan isn't the only place to have these two religions merging into a folk religion, Taiwan seems to have taken that merging to the extreme. The Confucian temple is much more classic and traditional in comparison. Xiantianshangdi, which literally means the Ultimate Deity of the Black Sky, is depicted with one foot standing over a snake and another over a turtle. The snake wrapped over the turtle refers to the constellation Xuanwu, which is the Big Dipper, and Xuantianshangdi is the manifestation of Polaris and guardian of the North, which is represented by the color black. He also is like Poseidon in Chinese myths, and commands over all creatures living in water.
Oh, we did not realize they were Taoist, that makes sense though! It's really interesting to learn that Taiwan has a pretty extreme merge on them! Thank you for sharing a little bit about the stories, we really do not know a ton about Taoism, or even Buddhism at that!
@@IfWeGoTo absolutely! He probably has surveyed and benchmarked most of the best chicken slices places in Taiwan and would be able to do a good job at selling it 🤣
The Confucius shrines were like Shinto shrines were built to rule over people. After the Spanish and the Dutch ruled over Taiwan, the churches were built. After Japan ruled over Taiwan, the Japanese shrines were built. After the Chinese regimes ruled over Taiwan, the Confucian and Martyrs' Shrines were built. They were all built by the governments for political purposes. However, they are all part of Taiwan's history. Most of the Taoist, buddhist, and Christian religious buildings in the past and nowadays were built by the locals who truly worshiped.
4:52 I think that fish should be a type of fish tiger(魚虎)(Channa micropeltes), belonging to an exotic species and a fierce species that will exterminate the original species of fish. This has to be mentioned in the religious release ceremony, where many people increase their luck and change bad luck, and fish vendors buy fish or other animals (snakes, birds, turtles...), which are released indiscriminately, causing ecological crisis🤦♂
LOL , took the thoughts from my mind :-) Used to get that similar chicken in Ximen , Taipei , could walk back to my hotel eating it or just wander around :-)
@@IfWeGoTo Agreed . Going back a bit to the gorge , as far as I knew there was a get off and on plan for the route . Sadly the bus just went past after my first stop , left stranded near the air base . Contacted the company , sent a driver to take me to the next stop :-) The schedules are at the bus stops :-) Did not see any swallows at the grotto :-( Thought the traditional place was pricey , had coffee with a Japanese couple . Bumped into them during the religious festival in Kaohsiung :-) Nearly 6 hours long ! The harbour is a cool area too . Cool buildings as you said . I do like that you cost most items :-) I paid the same for the chicken 3 years ago . Do not travel to eat what I could at home . What did shock me was the prices in some places for 'western style food ' , a small pizza was way too expensive , from a chain store . Restaurant in Tamsui was over 600 TWD for a pizza ! I was getting a really nice crumbed pork schnitzel with noodles and a tasty broth for 60TWD 50 m away from my hotel in central Taipei . Same distance to the local temple . There is a must see one in Taipei , forgot the name . Have fountains inside and a big display outside all to music , be there at the right time . A 'naughty ' part of the city :-) Talking of which , changing of the guard at the memorial is awesome . Just so much to see there . Museums might not be your thing , there are 2 in central and the big one just outside . Then there is the zoo :-) Have a good time .
"Dragon Tiger Tower" is one of Kaohsiung's famous landmarks. It is said that if you enter from the dragon's mouth and exit from the tiger's mouth, you will be able to avoid bad luck.
The statue is Xuanwu Emperor/ Heavenly Lord Xuan Tian of the Northern Heaven/ 北極玄天上帝. This Xuanwu Emperor Statue is the tallest water statue in Southeast Asia.
It is about 72 meters high and the seven-star sword is about 38.5 meters long. There are many ancient records about the origin of Xuanwu Emperor.
Simply say, he is the Northern God, general of the Big Dipper, guardian of heaven, protector of warriors, minister and representative of the Jade Emperor,
the divine lord of immortal exorcist, savior of calamity and redeemer of suffering.
I am so happy you both went to so many places, you are really amazing travelers, thank you very much for sharing!
They are really beautiful!!
Thank you for sharing this extra information, sometimes it is hard to find in English!! So it's awesome to learn things we otherwise would not have!
Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
@@IfWeGoTo You are most welcome! Take care!
We discovered your channel while researching a potential trip to Taiwan and are staying for all your future videos.
Our family loves your videos. They are well researched, entertaining and educational. The music you chose is great as well.
On a personal note, I have a disability and your videos are the next best thing to discovering it myself.
Thank you for all your hard work in making such a wonderful channel!
Wow!! Thank you SO much for your kind comment and your generosity, you definitely did not have to do that, but we very much appreciate it!!
I’m so happy to hear that you have enjoyed the videos and have also found them helpful in your planning!! They are definitely quite a bit of work to make, so it means a lot to us to hear that you’ve found them useful!
If you end up choosing to go and ever need any extra tips for a trip to Taiwan, please don’t hesitate to reach out! 😊 ❤️
Thank you again! 💕
4:47 Channa micropeltes, giant snakehead, giant mudfish or toman harimau, is among the largest species in the family Channidae, capable of growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length and a weight of 20 kg It is native to the fresh waters of Southeast Asia (South Indian populations are now regarded as a separate species, C. diplogramma),but has also been introduced elsewhere and is considered invasive in Taiwan. Other names include xal mas (শাল মাছ) in Assamese, red snakehead, redline snakehead, and ikan toman (where ikan is fish in Malay and Indonesian).
Ohh thank you so much! It is an incredibly beautiful animal! Shame to hear it’s invasive though!
The Lotus Pond is very lovely and interesting. Not a religious person, I always feel I'm traveling abroad when I enter a Taiwanese temple, though I'm born and grow up here😂
Agreed, and regardless of religion I think everyone can still appreciate the beautiful architecture and art!
Thanks!
Wow thank you SO much!! We greatly appreciate your support!! ❤️🙏
Awww, the overhead shot with the child and his father(?). Thank you for capturing natural footage of locals and other visitors in your videos, especially how they interacted with the environment at the temple. A place of worship is where we are most vulnerable and authentic as we send our prayers out. I loved watching the ladies as they prayed with their incense. The pace, music and editing I really enjoyed. Thank you for sharing your beautiful experience.
Ahh thank you!! That is my favorite thing to film.. just people having real moments. There's something very beautiful about it - to me at least!
Thank you so much for watching, I am always so happy to hear other people appreciate the beauty in these things too!
Lovely place had 2 working trips there in 2006/07 working on the new metro trains at the time
Oh that's so cool you helped build the transit system!
可以去墾丁曬曬太陽享受南國之美
哇，非常感謝您的慷慨！！您絕對不必給我們小費。不過我們非常感謝！
我們很想有一天去墾丁！
Welcome to Taiwan! I really enjoy watching your channel and the quality of your videos are absolutely amazing. I feel you guys already know more about Taiwan than I do : )
Thank you so much!! We are so happy you have enjoyed it!!
每次都很喜歡看兩位的影片 剪頭髮了嗎?帥帥的 漂亮的小姐好像燙了頭髮了 好看 好看
哦謝謝！那人剪了頭髮。小姐姐沒有剪頭髮，但是頭髮是自然卷的！濕度可能讓它變得更捲曲！😄❤️
Taiwan seems fascinating. Since its one of the airports you can go through when visiting Asia from the US, we might stay in Taipei for a few days before traveling onwards.
It is definitely worth a visit! Especially if you are in the region and headed to their airport anyways!
Your video accompany with Chinese BGM, love it.
Thank you very much!
My father is from Kaoshiung. He was surprised how much everything has changed over the decades.
Things change fast huh!!
This ep truly makes me want to visit Taiwan……hope the passing typhoons did not make any impact to your travels. Thank you so much for sharing.
Taiwan is awesome! Definitely recommend a visit when you can make it!
We actually filmed this back in April, so luckily we have not had to experience the typhoons! I heard this season has been bad for them!
Thanks a ton for watching!
It’s just white pepper + salt. We kinda frown on using MSG too😂
Oh really?! I don't think its necessarily a bad thing, but I know some people it doesn't sit with! Guess it makes sense to skip it!
you guys are just lovely to watch! Good job!
You are so kind, thank you so much! :D
很高興你們嘗試跟喜歡台灣的小吃
天啊，我們喜歡台灣的食物！超好的！
The first food at 瑞豐 night market in Kaohsiung on the video is called Crispy Scallion Pancake, which I also like very much.
They are so good!! Thank you!
Very beautiful sharing 👍
Thank you so much 🙂
你們下一個旅程應該是去小琉球。要記得浮潛看海龜，還有在搭船處的華僑市場吃美味的生魚片和壽司🍣
哦，我想你會喜歡我們的下一個視頻！ ;D
Alan's hairstyle is so cool, looks like a high school student, so handsome!😆
Thank you!! :D
Another great episode 👍, wondering where Adam got his haircut 😊
Thank you!! We went to some random barber shop in Kaohsiung!!!
When we were at lotus lake the dragon and tiger were under construction 😢
Ah no!!! It happens sometimes though!
Really nice video please do visit nepal this festive am sure ur not ganna regret
Thank you!! We really really want to visit Nepal!
When go into the tiger mouth, wall arts inspire people should do good things that bring you up to the heaven after die. Do something bad that will bring you down to the hell. So we all need to treat people good each other.
Oh that makes a lot of sense! We were wondering the meaning of the art. Thank you!! ❤️
the people will be born from lotus flower when you go to the heaven. lotus is a kind of flower in Buddhism.❤
Wow beautiful temple
Agreed1! Thank you for watching!
Have fun in my city, Kaohsiung.
Thank you! We had a great time!
期待你們去小琉球！你們一定會很喜歡那裡！
哦是的！這些視頻很快就會推出！ ：D
歡迎你們來到我居住的城市~你們吃的蔥油餅跟天使雞排都是我的最愛~瑞豐夜市是比較多在地人會去的夜市~希望你們會喜歡高雄~並留下美好回憶~😊
流峰夜市太棒了！！是的！
感謝您的觀看！
I want to go to Kaohsiung during my trip to Taiwan Yongho Tower is beautiful and cool, too. 🇹🇼❤❤
You definitely should visit if you can!!
Very nice video.If you're ok,please come to Shibuya halloween again.
Thank you!! Oh yes, we want to visit for Halloween again SO bad!
@@IfWeGoTo You're welcome!Are you planning to come to Japan for Halloween night?
One day we would love to. Unfortunately it doesn't seem like we will make it this year, we have been dealing with a family illness issue. :(
7:16 This is a Taoism temple, not Confucius. And this one is to honor Guan Yu, an ancient Chinese general during the Three Kingdoms period, who was declared a god later (that happens in Taoism). ua-cam.com/video/BXeQd0H-FiU/v-deo.html
Thanks so much for sharing this!! ❤️ 🙏
我記得小時候到這裡玩時 最喜歡的就是買糖葫蘆吃
人生第一次看到 糖葫蘆 很新鮮❤
它們非常好吃！
Welcome 😀🇹🇼💯
Thank you!!
Nice night market ❤
Yes it was!!! So good!! 😃
Thanks for watching!!
So good 👍👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Are the night market in Taiwan Wheelchair friendly? I notice that it has many people at night market. Thanks
Hi! I would say many markets would be totally accessible! People are very nice in Taiwan and I would imagine people would move to make room and be helpful. If you want to avoid big crowds, I would suggest visiting on weeknights. We noticed most don’t get too crowded!
The Dragon and Tiger Pavilions, the Spring and Autumn Pavilions, and the giant golden statue of Xuantianshangdi are all Taoist temples that heavily incorporated Buddhist imagery, including hell, the Bodhisattva, and Buddhist stories. While Taiwan isn't the only place to have these two religions merging into a folk religion, Taiwan seems to have taken that merging to the extreme. The Confucian temple is much more classic and traditional in comparison. Xiantianshangdi, which literally means the Ultimate Deity of the Black Sky, is depicted with one foot standing over a snake and another over a turtle. The snake wrapped over the turtle refers to the constellation Xuanwu, which is the Big Dipper, and Xuantianshangdi is the manifestation of Polaris and guardian of the North, which is represented by the color black. He also is like Poseidon in Chinese myths, and commands over all creatures living in water.
Oh, we did not realize they were Taoist, that makes sense though!
It's really interesting to learn that Taiwan has a pretty extreme merge on them! Thank you for sharing a little bit about the stories, we really do not know a ton about Taoism, or even Buddhism at that!
Alan should sell Taiwan chicken slices in America Hahaa he is like an ambassador for it now 😂
Hhahahah he really should! He would love that job!
@@IfWeGoTo absolutely! He probably has surveyed and benchmarked most of the best chicken slices places in Taiwan and would be able to do a good job at selling it 🤣
既然到高雄就去看一下佛光山吧，也許你們會喜歡，佛光山規模很大。
謝謝您的推薦！
😊👍
Thank you!!
The Confucius shrines were like Shinto shrines were built to rule over people.
After the Spanish and the Dutch ruled over Taiwan, the churches were built. After Japan ruled over Taiwan, the Japanese shrines were built. After the Chinese regimes ruled over Taiwan, the Confucian and Martyrs' Shrines were built. They were all built by the governments for political purposes. However, they are all part of Taiwan's history.
Most of the Taoist, buddhist, and Christian religious buildings in the past and nowadays were built by the locals who truly worshiped.
Thank you for sharing this!!
The fish is supposed to be the Koi.
台灣俗稱：魚虎 外來種
該物種是鱧科中最大型的 尤其在日月潭氾濫成災
謝謝你！！
🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼
Always looking forward to your insanely fast comments!! 🙌
I'M YOUR FRIEND ❤
YOUR VIDEO IS AMAZING ❤
Thank you!!!
@@IfWeGoTo Thanks for reply
4:52 I think that fish should be a type of fish tiger(魚虎)(Channa micropeltes), belonging to an exotic species and a fierce species that will exterminate the original species of fish. This has to be mentioned in the religious release ceremony, where many people increase their luck and change bad luck, and fish vendors buy fish or other animals (snakes, birds, turtles...), which are released indiscriminately, causing ecological crisis🤦♂
Ohh thank you for sharing all of this. Yes invasive species can be super super bad.
👍
Thank you!!
台灣的廟非常的多，你看都看不玩，有的很奇特有趣唷🤭🤭🤭yt露天小劇場是在講台灣的廟喲，真的很有趣呢。
哦，我知道 - 沒有辦法看到它們全部！不過她們都那麼漂亮！我希望我們可以！
👍👍🙏🙏
Thank you!!
LOL , took the thoughts from my mind :-)
Used to get that similar chicken in Ximen , Taipei , could walk back to my hotel eating it or just wander around :-)
It is so good!!
@@IfWeGoTo Agreed . Going back a bit to the gorge , as far as I knew there was a get off and on plan for the route . Sadly the bus just went past after my first stop , left stranded near the air base . Contacted the company , sent a driver to take me to the next stop :-) The schedules are at the bus stops :-) Did not see any swallows at the grotto :-( Thought the traditional place was pricey , had coffee with a Japanese couple . Bumped into them during the religious festival in Kaohsiung :-) Nearly 6 hours long ! The harbour is a cool area too . Cool buildings as you said .
I do like that you cost most items :-) I paid the same for the chicken 3 years ago .
Do not travel to eat what I could at home .
What did shock me was the prices in some places for 'western style food ' , a small pizza was way too expensive , from a chain store . Restaurant in Tamsui was over 600 TWD for a pizza !
I was getting a really nice crumbed pork schnitzel with noodles and a tasty broth for 60TWD 50 m away from my hotel in central Taipei . Same distance to the local temple .
There is a must see one in Taipei , forgot the name . Have fountains inside and a big display outside all to music , be there at the right time . A 'naughty ' part of the city :-)
Talking of which , changing of the guard at the memorial is awesome .
Just so much to see there .
Museums might not be your thing , there are 2 in central and the big one just outside .
Then there is the zoo :-)
Have a good time .
Welcome to Taiwan .
你們覺得台灣的公衛做的如何？有吃路邊小吃後，吃壞肚子嗎？希望台灣的旅遊能讓你們留下好印象，期待下一次來訪❤。
我們認為這非常好！我們在台灣吃東西從來沒有生病過。我，布蘭迪，對食品處理不當非常敏感 - 我曾在幾個國家因食品而生病！
Shoot a good video, let people know Taiwan better, thank you
Thank you!! 😃
你們也可以去麻豆天后宮看18層地獄或彰化八掛山也有18層地獄😂😂😂
哦，這聽起來真的很有趣！
魚虎
謝謝你！
這彩色繪是中國人民間全能香山的彩繪主要是說那個下地獄如果做愛的話會做壞事項第一回收被手有火箭押著
以前去美國 我才發現台灣的麥當勞肯德雞比美國的好吃
美國的肯德基不太好！！
@@IfWeGoTo
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你們兩人玩的很多地方，我都玩過了。看你們玩好像很好玩。許多景點我以前去玩過，卻不怎麼好玩。像上面這個蓮池潭（LOTUS POND），我去過、很無聊。
那你怎麼不把不無聊的地方寫出來？
無聊的人去哪裡都是無聊!!!跟景點無關
哦，是的，我們去過很多地方！
我們非常喜歡在荷花池放鬆和探索。我知道一次參觀很多寺廟或博物館有時會感覺有點重複！
👍
Thank you!!