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). |
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 |
19. Professor Hsiu-Fu Hsu (National Park in the northern part of Taipei City; foggy and smell of SO2) |
22. Prof. Shin-Guang Shyu (entrance of the lab) 23. Profs. Tzu-Min Su, Tien-Yau Luh (director) & Shyu (at dinner) |
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!) |