Visit to Taiwan (May 2-8, 2004)

Professor Akita was invited to Taiwan by the National Science Council, Republic of China, and the visits were arranged by Professor Yun Chi of National TsingHua University (Department of Chemistry).

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1. Professors Yun Chi (right) & Yi-Chou Tsai (left)

2. Department of Chemistry (10 years old; still new)

3. Gate of the TsingHua Garden (replica)

4. Memorial of the Founder (with Prof. Yun Chi)

5. Hsinchu Station

6. Yoshinoya: no beef

7. Chang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall

8. inside (President Chang appreciated Morals, Democracy and "Science".)

9. temperature check in front of the Memorial (SARS ?!)

10,11. a calligraphy containing the character "AKI (: an anusual Chinese character in the family name of Prof. AKITA / an old version of)"

(on the exhibition / 1st floor of the Memorial)

12. lunch (: very popular also in Japan)

13. night market (entrance)

14, 15, 16, 17. Martyr's Shrine / shift of the guards

18. Mr. Yang Cheng-Han (a student of Prof. Yun Chi): a perfect guide

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19. Professor Hsiu-Fu Hsu

(National Park in the northern part of Taipei City; foggy and smell of SO2)

20, 21. his students

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22. Prof. Shin-Guang Shyu (entrance of the lab)

23. Profs. Tzu-Min Su, Tien-Yau Luh (director) & Shyu (at dinner)

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24. Profs. Jwu-Ting Chen and Shiuh-Tzung Liu

25, 26. Profs. Shiuh-Tzung Liu, Shie-Ming Peng, and Yun Chi (from left)

(In front of the department building. The historical building will be replaced by new ones in 2005.)

27. dinner (Peking duck: big and delicious)

28. Mr. Chi-How Peng & Mr. Chun-Yaung Lu (lunch guides: excellent!)