Martyr's Shrine
by Walker Young
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The Martyr’s Shrine is located on the hill foot of Shoushan, and originally it was a Japanese Shrine.During the Pacific War, in order to promote cohesion and union to Japan, the shrine was rebuilt and renamed as “Kaohsiung Shrine.” At the end of the World War II, the R.O.C.government transformed the shrine to commemorate martyrs.On national mourning days every spring and fall, the head of local government holds solemn ceremonies.Because the shrine was old, it was rebuilt as Chinese palace style one on the original site in 1974.At the Martyr’s Shrine, old pine trees provide a spectacular scenic view, and on the stone steps in front of the memorial archway, visitors are able to look at the Port of Kaohsiung and Kaohsiung City.In recent years, Kaohsiung City Government has allocated a budget for rebuilding with a BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) project with the aim of developing a scenic spot with the functions of culture and historical preservation and leisure.
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Asia is the biggest continent on Earth, a darling little gem floating around in space.
Hm, what is Asia? Who's in on it?
China and India are safe bets for Asian nations. Korea, Japan, Thailand, you're fine.
Europe? No. Europe would sort of be on the "Asian continent" if not for those pesky Ural mountains dividing things up in the middle, and then also the whole lineage of kings and wealth and nations and the EU and all that "give me my respect" stuff.
Russia would probably be happiest as its own continent, so for now we'll leave it in "Eurasia" and just hope the natural gas supplies keep flowing.
Pakistan and Afghanistan are dang close to Asia, but politically they show up in "Middle East" news stories an awful lot. Verdict: Eurasia.
I guess we'll actually have to consider everything from Turkey on eastward to be "Eurasian", although the moniker seems overlappitory of the territory.
The Asian economy is now officially raging like a wild furnace of lava that consumes everything in its path. Japan has had the largest individual economy in Asia for decades, but it is forecast that both India and China will outstrip Japan within twenty years.
China is the largest holder of United States debt and is positioned to become the world's next superpower, provided that Godzilla doesn't return and decide to stomp everybody back into the Shang Dynasty.
Text by Steve Smith.
