http://meiguotaiwanren.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/protecting-the-squirrels/ An American-Taiwanese in Taiwan Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:50:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://meiguotaiwanren.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/protecting-the-squirrels/#comment-1835 meiguotaiwanren Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:13:38 +0000 http://meiguotaiwanren.wordpress.com/?p=269#comment-1835 Thanks for the tip meiguo-conjun-feijiren! I didn't realize it was something the KMT brought to Taiwan, though I did guess it began during KMT rule. My aunt said that when the Japanese had the island as a colony, it was so safe, they never locked their doors. Thanks for the tip meiguo-conjun-feijiren! I didn’t realize it was something the KMT brought to Taiwan, though I did guess it began during KMT rule. My aunt said that when the Japanese had the island as a colony, it was so safe, they never locked their doors.

]]> http://meiguotaiwanren.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/protecting-the-squirrels/#comment-1822 meiguo-conjun-feijiren Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:28:03 +0000 http://meiguotaiwanren.wordpress.com/?p=269#comment-1822 Glass on tops of the walls did not appear until after the Japanese left Taiwan in and around 1945. Many of the KMT used this as a tactic to keep thieves away on the mainland. Every time I see this, I think of just another one of the many things and traditions the KMT brough to TW. Glass on tops of the walls did not appear until after the Japanese left Taiwan in and around 1945. Many of the KMT used this as a tactic to keep thieves away on the mainland. Every time I see this, I think of just another one of the many things and traditions the KMT brough to TW.

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