Our early days in late Autumn on Penghu were fine as we explored the beaches and temples. The weather was breezy, but nothing too extreme. But around Christmas the winds picked up, and by mid January they were up to what Penghu residents refer to as “normal speed.” At one point during the Luna[...]
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A Year in the Isle of Winds (Part Two)
Situated in an extremely strategic point, roughly halfway between mainland China and Taiwan, Penghu has had the historical good (or bad, depending on your point of view) luck to lie at a nautical crossroads for merchants, militarists, and pirates plying the seas between Japan and Southeast Asia. F[...]
