Being a Keelung “ke-á kid” when I was a child (Ke-á means “street” in Taiwanese, and Keelungers refer to it as the downtown area covering the Keelung Train Station, the Miaokou area,the No. 31 Bridge, and the area surrounding the … Read More
Shalom Café is located on a small hillside called “Little Beitou” in Keelung. Little Beitou, according to chief of village Wen-An Mr. Lee, used to be a place for public departments, not houses, in the early days. As for the … Read More
To glimpse a version of Keelungers’ life hidden to most, take a stroll into the alleys. Roll some dice and follow the result; randomly walk into an alley and turn right or left. You will find many unexpected sights. Ruth … Read More
Keelung is famous for its delicious local cuisine, but another thing you might need to about the city is the heavy café culture. It’s probably more pervasive than you had imagined. The habit of drinking coffee comes from the Japanese colonial … Read More