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hiiii !! thank you so much for doing my doctor s/o request, i liked it sm but i'm too anxious to thank you in comments, haha.. (´･ᴗ･ ` )

so !! do you mind if i make another request ?? okay so! an artist s/o with hsr characters who likes to draw them. i'm thinking of a little cute scenario, like y'know, it's some important date for character and s/o and s/o gives them their sketchbook which filled with drawings of them?? as a present? like s/o loved to sketch them every chance they get (´• ω •`) i don't know if i explained my request well...

AH. could you include sampo, haha...please? i love this silly man sm ~

don't forget to stay hydrated!! eat and sleep well !!!! thank you again for doing my last request! (⌒▽⌒)♡

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A/N: Hello again, Anon! Thank you for the request! I find your ideas so cute! Also thank you for the kind reminders!<33

Featured characters: Sampo, Gepard, Jing Yuan

Content: Artist reader, established relationships, fluff, sfw

Reader has no set pronouns!

((Not fully proofread!))

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》Sampo Koski

He loves your art alot and supports you as much as he can. He likes watching you draw/paint too, mainly because he finds how focused and serious you look during it super cute. Is definitely the type to keep any drawing you give him, even a small doodle.

With that said, he notices whenever you draw him. He never tells you this however and just always conveniently stays in the same spot for you, even if that means that he can't move for a while. He doesn't mind though and finds it adorable that you want to draw him of all people.

It was Sampo's birthday, when he finally was able to catch a glimpse of the drawings you were making of him. He was grateful for your gift and promised to cherish it. It was the first time he ever looked so serious and vulnerable, which made you very happy.

He carries the notebook with him often now, so that whenever he misses you, he can just take a look at what your beautiful hands made for him and feel better.

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》Gepard Landau

He fully supports your Artist career and makes sure everyone in Belobog appreciates it too. He's just so unbelievably proud and always tells you how talented you are all the time. Definitely also spoils you with any art supplies you might need.

He never notices when you draw him, mainly because he's always busy with work during it or just very tired. Thankfully he doesn't move much when he's working on paperwork in his office or resting in the house, so that gives you plenty of opportunities to draw him in secret.

You gave him the little notebook full of drawings of himself on your anniversary as a couple. He was quite surprised at how full it was and even laughed lightly at how he just never noticed. He kisses you hands, thanking you deeply for this beautiful and meaningful gift.

He keeps the notebook with him whilst he's out on the front lines, mainly for when he misses you and to remind himself of what he can come home too soon.

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》Jing Yuan

Supports your passion with everything he has and shows it off to absolutely everyone. People just have to know how talented and great the general's s/o is afterall! He'll take care of any art supplies or other needs you have, he just finds how excited you get over new paint or pencils so cute.

It's alot harder to hide it from him, that you're drawing him, because he just notices everything about you. He finds it adorable and amusing, when you hide your notebook from him and tell him that he can't see it yet.

He's still pleasantly surprised, when you give him the notebook to him as a gift for a gift giving festival. Jing Yuan is extremely thankful and makes sure you know it with sweet praise and endearings.

He keeps the notebook at his desk in his office, so that he can look at it and think of you during longer work days. He perhaps also uses it to justify slacking off for a couple moments.

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A/N: Thank you again for this Anon! I hope you liked it!<33

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lettersfromtaiwan · 7 years

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Escape To Warmth - Moon World, Meinong, & Kaohsiung

Apologies for the long delay in posting. I’ve been working on a number of personal projects recently, one of which is my new archive site at bgoren.com which is now live. As I mentioned earlier, this blog is going to ease up on the politics and mostly feature travel posts from now on. With a firm date set for our return to the UK (and my employer already notified), we’re looking to visit as many places as possible in Taiwan and the region since it will be prohibitively expensive to do so once we’ve moved. And what a time to move! By the time I am to repatriate it is likely that Brexit will be completed, with all the attendant economic and political problems that’s going to cause. That’s a way off yet (3.5 yrs) though so let’s get back to Taiwan ...

At the end of February, still ��hungover’ from the Taiwan New Year break and with temperatures hovering annoyingly just over double digits, EVA and I looked at the weather and saw that the minimum temperature down south was higher than the maximum temperature in humid, cold Neihu. No brainer, we booked a place to stay, made a hasty plan for a quick tour, and got on the HSR.

Arriving at Zuoying HSR station, we hired a scooter and set off roughly north-east for Moon World Landscape Park 月世界地景公園, about an hour from the HSR, as seen on the map below ...

Two things struck me immediately about Moon World. Firstly, the scale, it’s larger than I thought it would be although much of it is off limits to visitors. Secondly, it was an actual tourist site complete with walkways, wooden stairs, and plenty of snacks from vendors to eat. For some reason I had imagined it was a small wild area next to the main road. And, being a holiday, it was busy with tourists such as ourselves enjoying the lovely weather. (Heads up: I was trying a new photo app on my phone but only later realised I had a major problem with the resolution and light settings so all of the pictures of my trip have a strange ‘filter’ on them ...)

Let’s quickly review how this ‘Moon World’ came to exist and the local communities that thrive in and around it. From Kaohsiung City Government ...

Tianliao District covers just under 93 square kilometres and is dominated by undulating hills. Of this hill country, around four fifths is badlands, hence the region's nickname, "Moon World."

Many people wonder how the Moon World badlands came into existence, so we put the question to Professor Chyi Shyh-jeng of the Department of Geography, National Kaohsiung Normal University. Professor Chyi says the area's distinctive mudstone is ocean-floor sediment that was raised by tectonic uplift. Following years of erosion by the area's waterways, such as the Erren River, the mudstone landscape took on its current appearance. Moon World is a result of the mudstone features being weakly lithfied aquitards. Each time it rains, the surface absorbs most of the moisture and expands as a result. Then, when the sun comes out, the surface cracks up because of its dryness. Repeated wetting and drying compromises the surface integrity of the mudstone. Downpours cause landslides, thus forming exposed ridges and gullies that support vegetation only sporadically.

Tianliao's landscape is varied and inspiring. More than 20 movies have been shot hereabouts. In addition to feasting their eyes on this geological and topographical wonder, tourists should know about the local businesses that make the most of the unique landscape, and which make visits to Tianliao even more interesting. The abundance of natural ponds has helped create a thriving aquaculture industry. As you walk past exposed mudstone ridges, you can see their reflections on the surfaces of the fish ponds. The badlands' other unique products include local specialty dishes, such as the much sought after "mud baked chicken." These are locally raised free-range chickens, each one baked in a mud cast. The badlands seem lifeless, yet in fact are a significant source of income for Tianliao residents.

At the entrance to the park ... a family of goats (perhaps left over from a previous Taiwan New Year of the Goat celebration?) welcomed us ...

Our plan was to ride on to Chishan and then Meinong to visit the Hakka cultural museum. Chishan is a very pleasant small town with Chishan Old Street that draws tourists for its Japanese era architecture and snacks. It also has a now retired railway station turned into a museum of rail history in the area which, as a fan of trains and history, is like having those extra pennies to buy a 99 Flake ...

After sampling some pizza (made by Italians who all spoke perfect Mandarin and even some Hoklo) we walked up to the Elementary School that is one of the most aesthetically pleasing I’ve seen in Taiwan. The school’s history begins in the Japanese Colonial Era, which accounts for the splendidly preserved and actively used buildings in the first three pictures below ...

Across the road from the school is a standard park / running track which at the time was host to a local agriculture promoting concert / fair. The park contains a Japanese building (旗山武德殿) and is across from the huge Confucius Temple of Kaohsiung City 旗山孔廟. We waked up the steps for the view. Perhaps another day we’ll return to visit the Temple.

Heading on, we passed over the river into the Meinong valley, and then up Shuren (Zhongshan 2nd Rd.) Road to Meinong Town, finding the Meinong Folk Village (美濃民俗村客家擂茶館) along the way ...

Shielded by mountains to the north and west and with plenty of water flowing through and around the valley, Meinong remains one of Taiwan’s most productive and distinctive agricultural districts. Since I had been to Meinong before I didn’t take any pictures of the town and the Hakka Cultural Museum (Mandarin site, english site here) but I highly recommend going as it is one of the best examples of a Hakka ‘fireline’ town in Taiwan.

Moving on, we drove across the expansive Gaomei Bridge to Gaosu and then took the 27 down to Pingdong City, where we had dinner before crossing the equally impressive and very elevated Gaoping Bridge across and into Kaohsiung City for the night.

The next day we we headed over to Dashu District to visit the Old Iron Bridge Wetland Park, accessible by the TRA’s Jiuqutang Station (九曲堂車站) ...

The old railway bridge has quite a history, originally called the Fresh Water Creek Iron Bridge, it was built in early 1913 by the Japanese engineer Yukatani (Toyoji?) Lida. It was at one point the longest span iron bridge in all of Asia ...

... the Bridge is 1,526 meters long and was the most far-stretched iron bridge in Taiwan as well as Asia’s longest bridge at the time. Despite its great contribution to the transportation between Kaohsiung and Pingtung, the bridge gradually worn down with its exposed foundation as a result of river bed erosion, damage brought by the typhoons and expired duration of usage.

The Bridge is an iron-grey steel arc structure with a total of 24 piers built with brick-stones mixed with granite. Most constructions at the time relied heavily on manpower, and KaoPing width and rapid water flow further increased the difficulties in bridge construction. After 8 years, the Bridge was finally accessible.[sic]

... and a tragic history (from Constructing the Colonized Land: Entwined Perspectives of East Asia around WWII, edited by Izumi Kuroishi)

Standing on the bridge is a good place to watch the trains on the newer stronger concrete bridge pass by ...

Next to the bridge is not only the wetlands park (a lack of tree cover means it’s probably best to visit in the early morning or late afternoon), but also the Sanhe Tile Kiln complete with a brick/tile gift shop ...

... with a flower bed across the stream ...

Then it was off to walk around Chengcing Lake 高雄市澄清湖, situated north east of Kaohsiung City in the Niaosong District.

Chengcing Lake, originally called Dabei, a tributary of Tsao Kung River, regulates the irrigation of the surrounding land. In 1952 the Government rebuilt the lake in order to supply water for industrial use. Meanwhile, the Government named it “The Dabei lake”. In 1963, when late President Chiang Kai-shek visited the lake, he changed its name into “Chengcing Lake”.

Apologies again for the poor quality and light in the photos below. The weather wasn’t that dark and cloudy and the lake is pretty although it will undoubtedly be more aesthetically pleasing, as almost every place is, on a bright sunny day ...

There’s a bell in this tower below that Chiang Kai-shek apparently rang on his visit there, which apparently is significant for some reason other than he liked the sound he made when he rang the bell ...

The bell was constructed in 1969. It’s three floors high with a copper bell hanging on the top floor. The bell used to be struck 105 times specially for the late President Chiang.

However, after President Chiang passed away in 1975 the bell is not struck anymore. In the Buddhism religion, the bell represents peace and dignity. The view looking down from the tower is magnificent and the surroundings are beautiful and and quiet.

It was when we were walking around the lake that I accidentally dropped my phone off the side of the path down about 10 foot to the water’s edge. Here I am below tentatively collecting it, with guidance and help from a group of other tourists, from amongst the waste leaves and rotten branches thrown over the side following the last typhoon ...

In the evening we stayed at the pleasant and not expensive 停駁 Hostel (No. 9, Lane 7, Gunagrong Street) in Yancheng District, an area of the city which in my opinion is the best place to visit in Kaohsiung in terms of density and variety of attractions. It also easy to access via scooter or MRT ...

On our final morning we drove up north to the Shoushan National Nature Park and specifically Mount Banpingshan (behind from Zuoying HSR Station) where I got to test out a new app Maps.me which was recommended to us by our French scientist couchsurfing guests as a great alternative to Google Maps (because a) you only GPS to use it so no need for an internet signal and b) it shows most of the hiking routes nearly everywhere around the world.) Some background ...

Banpingshan is situated across the Zuoying and Nanzi Districts of Kaohsiung City. Its name is derived from its screen-like appearance. The terrain of Banpingshan is almost spindle shaped; the longitudinal axis is in a northeastern – southwestern direction. The mountain is an independent, single face slanted configuration, with a height of 223 meters. After natural erosion and mining operations, the current height of the mountain is 170m. In the early years during the economical growth periods, Banpingshan was an important mining area for lime, and was excavated by cement factories such as Chientai, Southeast Cement, and Jheng Tai. The natural ecology of the mountain was severely damaged by the long-term mining operations, and the mountain lost its distinctive shape as a result of the excavation. The mining rights at Banpingshan were terminated in 1997, and immediately the mountain underwent a vegetation restoration process. The northwestern part of Banpingshan was designated as a natural park by the Kaohsiung City Government, while the southeastern part was afforested to restore vegetation, and cement industries excavated flood detention sand basins to ensure soil and water retention.

It was a bit hazy but we could still make out the trains, ships, and planes operating nearby. We then descended on the other side of the mountain and walked all the way around Lotus Pond, which features a total of no less than 13 temples and pavilions including one of the largest Confucius Temples in Taiwan. Again, apologies for grainy dark photos ...

Finally, with feet sore from about five hours constant walking, we headed back to the HSR station for the train home. Of course being the last day of a national holiday the HSR trains were all fully booked leaving only non-reserved seats available. Here’s a tip. When in that situation buy your non-reserved ticket and go down to the platform. Don’t line up for the train already at the platform as you most likely won’t get a seat. Instead, line up for a later train at the adjacent platform, whose queue line will be much shorter, thereby all but guaranteeing you a seat. Yes, you may have to stand in line for about twenty minutes but it beats standing on a train for about ninety, especially after a long day of hiking!

If you have a convenient mode of transport and have planned how to get around well enough, there’s a huge amount you can see in three days and two nights in Taiwan and there’s always somewhere great to hike and eat. Speaking of eating, for our last night we met up with some friends at E95餐酒館 East Ninty Five Bistro (No. 195, Minsheng 1st Rd, Xinxing District, Kaohsiung City, +886 7 222 1238) which served absolutely delicious food. (Note: the bar on the ground floor allows patrons to smoke). Looking forward to visiting Kaohsiung again, next time to visit the lighthouse on Cijin island and more of the city’s less well known or visited attractions.

#kaohsiung #meinong #taiwan

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