Satellite image from a weather satellite showing a powerful tropical cyclone with a clear eye and swirling clouds off Japan's east coast in the western Pacific.
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Remembering Typhoon Dolphin (2026) 紀念颱風白海豚

Typhoon Dolphin was the thirteenth storm, fifth typhoon and third violent typhoon of the 2026 Pacific typhoon season. It made landfall in China and dumped rain onto Northern Taiwan before dissipating into oblivion. In this blog, we will share some memories of this storm and its impact on Taiwan.

Weather radar map of Taiwan at 10:10 on 2026/07/11 showing widespread rainfall, green to red areas indicate precipitation intensity (dBZ scale).
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Remembering Typhoon Bavi (2026) 紀念颱風巴威 

Typhoon Bavi was the ninth named tropical storm, third typhoon and second super typhoon of the 2026 Pacific Typhoon Season. It made landfall in The Northern Marianna Islands and China, but also ravaged Guam and dumped rain on Taiwan and The Philipines. In this blog, we will share some memories of this storm and its…

Ghost Month in Taiwan, Key Taboos to Avoid
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Ghost Month in Taiwan, Key Taboos to Avoid

Happy Ghost Month! In Taiwan and many other Asian countries where Buddhism or Taoism is practiced, Ghost Month (鬼月 Guǐ Yuè), or the seventh month of the lunar calendar, is an important festival when it is believed that the dead come to visit the realm of the living, and it is an important time for…

Xizhi Kezilin Natural Swimming Pool 柯子林游泳池
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Xizhi Kezilin Natural Swimming Pool 柯子林游泳池

Xizhi’s Kezilin Natural Swimming Pool is a scenic and beautiful swimming hole New Taipei City, offering a relaxing place to cool off from Taipei’s scorching summer heat that is close to nature. The swimming pool is a simple concrete dam on a small mountain stream. It has become a very popular place for locals to…