Mirage jets to pass over Taoyuan stadium in flyover (2014/08/26)
For the first time ever, Taiwan’s armed forces will hold a flyover at a baseball game. Mirage 2000 jets will pass over Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium on Thursday as part of a series of events the Lamigo Monkeys are holding ahead of Armed Forces Day next Wednesday.
The flyover will consist of five Mirage 2000 jets dispatched from Hsinchu Air Base flying at a height of 1,000 feet. To promote this event, Lamigo Monkeys players and cheerleaders joined soldiers in a press event today.
The Ministry of National Defense reached an agreement with the Monkeys for a special forces unit to perform during the game. It is part of a series of events taking place over the Monkeys’ four-day “Army Party.”
Taipei’s Xing Tian Temple to prohibit incense and other offerings beginning this Tuesday (2014/08/24)
Taipei’s popular Xing Tian Temple attracts some 6 million visitors each year. Beginning on Tuesday, new prohibitions ban the offering of incense and other perishables. The temple announced these changes due to environmental concerns.
In the past, temple volunteers freely provided incense to visitors of the temple. This practice will soon become a thing of the past.
Xing Tian Temple announced that beginning on Tuesday, it will prohibit incense offerings, encouraging devotees to simply put their hands together when making a prayer. It said this change was due to environmental considerations.
It’s not bad. If your heart is sincere your prayer will come true.
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