Photos by Lilian Manning (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Spring 2023
![A temple procession by the Tamsui metro station. Within the procession, there are people wearing elaborate red and gold costumes while locals and police pass by on motorcycles.](https://cetacademicprograms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blog_Taiwan_Spring-2023_Lilian-Manning_1_Temple-procession_800x533.png)
A temple procession (神明遶境) by the Tamsui metro station. I walked past this procession with my old host family while we were getting lunch.
![Teapot Mountain photographed at an outlook over Yinyang sea with four buses at the bottom of the mountain..](https://cetacademicprograms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blog_Taiwan_Spring-2023_Lilian-Manning_2_Teapot-Mountain_800x533.png)
Teapot Mountain photographed at an outlook over Yinyang sea. I was told the buildings are related to a previous gold mine.
![Golden Waterfall in Taiwan near Jiufen.](https://cetacademicprograms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blog_Taiwan_Spring-2023_Lilian-Manning_3_Golden-waterfall_800x533.png)
Golden Waterfall that was on the way to Jiufen. This spot is also close to Teapot Mountain.
![Entrance to Jiufen old street, lined with red lanterns and shops on both sides. In the middle, people are walking with masks on.](https://cetacademicprograms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blog_Taiwan_Spring-2023_Lilian-Manning_4_Entrance-to-Jiufen-old-street_800x533.png)
A picture from the entrance to Jiufen old street. The street included many restaurants as well as shops.
![A staircase and street further into Jiufen with people walking up and down on both sides.](https://cetacademicprograms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blog_Taiwan_Spring-2023_Lilian-Manning_5_Staircase-in-Jiufen_700x1050-683x1024.png)
A staircase further into Jiufen on the way to a teashop. The area has been used as a set for many movies, and one characteristic feature is the red lanterns that line the street.
![A CET Taiwan student smiling and sitting at a table in a teashop with tea snacks including dried plums, sweet potato chips, and sesame chips.](https://cetacademicprograms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blog_Taiwan_Spring-2023_Lilian-Manning_6_Teashop_700x1244-576x1024.jpg)
At the teashop with my old host family. We took turns being responsible for brewing the tea. The tea snacks include dried plums, sweet potato chips, and sesame chips.
![The view of boxed buildings from a taro ball restaurant in Taiwan](https://cetacademicprograms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blog_Taiwan_Spring-2023_Lilian-Manning_7_View-from-taro-restaurant_800x600.jpg)
The view from a taro ball restaurant. There was a cat on a nearby staircase, and it was quite vocal.
![On the left plate, there is a cake inside a cantaloupe and on the right plate, there is a fig dessert. In the middle of the plates are two tall drinks.,](https://cetacademicprograms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blog_Taiwan_Spring-2023_Lilian-Manning_8_cafe-near-Taipei-Fine-Arts-Museum_700x933.jpg)
I went to the Taipei Fine Arts Museum with a friend and went to a garden maze and a nearby café. We ordered cake in a cantaloupe and a fig dessert.
![A street in Taipei, Taiwan with green illuminated lights from the inside of the building](https://cetacademicprograms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blog_Taiwan_Spring-2023_Lilian-Manning_9_Neighborhood-in-Taiwan_700x933.jpg)
While walking around my neighborhood with one of my roommates at night, we saw this collection of lights.
![CET Taiwan students and roommates walking towards the Taipei Fine Arts Museum on a gloomy and cloudy day](https://cetacademicprograms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blog_Taiwan_Spring-2023_Lilian-Manning_10_Roommate-trip-to-Taipei-Fine-Arts-Museum_700x933.jpg)
My house took a roommate trip to the Taipei Fine Arts Museum during one of our lunch breaks and saw an art collection about Taiwanese art in the 1980s. We stopped to get lunch at the nearby Taipei Expo Farmer’s Market.