2026年8月18日 星期二

Trees of Taipei

Trees of Taipei
台北的樹
Mulberry

麵包樹 
Breadfruit Tree

Carambola Tree ( 楊桃樹 )with a star fruit hanging on the tree.


Lemon Tree


Chionanthus Retusus
流蘇

Chionanthus Retusus
commonly called Chinese fringetree (流蘇)
is noted for its fragrant white flowers
that bloom in April, 
when spring is in full swing.


Washingtonia Filifera
華盛頓棕櫚


Rubber Plant
印度橡膠樹


福木
Garcinia Subelliptica

Cinnamomum camphora 
樟樹
Camphor wood is known for its insect repellant property.


Golden Shower Tree
阿勃勒
The Golden Shower Tree is the national tree of Thailand. Its yellow flowers occur in a long pendant cluster. Its fruit is a legume, containing seeds that are poisonous.



Melaleuca Leucadendra
白千層


Prunus mume "Tainung No. 1"
台農花梅一號



Common Cypress
落羽杉



Willow Trees 柳樹
in Dahu Park 大湖公園



A Banyan Tree 榕樹


Cotton Trees 木棉花樹

(March 20, 2015)



Madagascar Almond Trees
Beginning to Sprout New Leaves in Spring
小葉欖仁樹在春天開始抽新芽

(March 22, 2015)

(March 22, 2015)

(March 20, 2015)


(March 12, 2015)

(March 12, 2015)


Malabar Chestnut 馬拉巴栗樹


A Delonix Regia against 
the Winter Sky
冬日展翅在天空遨遊的鳳凰樹



Traveller's Palms 旅人蕉


Orchid Tree 羊蹄甲



A Mango Tree with 
Lots of Green Mangoes 
Hanging from Its Branches
綠芒果樹



龍眼樹
A Logan Tree with Fruits Hanging Down in Clusters



Orange Jasmine

月橘(別稱七里香、十里香、千里香)


Orange Jessamine is a tropical, 
evergreen tree.
It blooms throughout the year and
is loved for its fragrant white flowers.


Palm Trees


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2026年8月17日 星期一

Nature

Nature


Almost Immortal Animals
Animal in Space
Ants
Bees
Birds
Brazilian Wandering Spiders
Capelin
City Mascots
Deep Ocean Creatures
Dinosaurs
Dogs
Electric Eel
Elephant
Gorilla
Horses
Intelligent Animals
Jelly Fish
Killer Animals
Lion
Mammoth
Mosquito
Ocean Medicine
Octopus
Orchid Mantis
Orchid Mantis --- Super Pink
Panda
Pet
Pictures of Wildlife
Pignose Frog
Pollination
Rhinos
Salmon
Sea Monsters
Squid
Squirrel
Sumatran Tiger
Underwater Photos
Unknown Creatures
Velella
Water Bear

Translation of Chinese Poems (2)

Candi's English Translation 
of Chinese Poems

Table

8. 登鸛雀楼
王之渙

Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)

登鸛雀楼
Climbing the Stork Tower



白日依山盡,黃河入海流;
The sun dips into the mountains
when the Yellow River keeps flowing into the sea.

欲窮千里目,更上一層樓。
To see things a thousand li* away
we need to climb up to a higher floor.


7. 江雪
柳宗元

Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)

江雪
Snowy River
千山鳥飛絕,萬徑人蹤滅.
All the birds have flown away from the mountains,
in which no human tracks can be seen on any path.


孤舟蓑笠翁,獨釣寒江雪.
Only an old man wearing a straw cape and a bamboo hat
is fishing alone in a boat on the snowy river.


6. 下江陵
李白

Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)


下江陵
Sailing Down to Jiangling



朝辭白帝彩雲間,千里江陵一日還。
I left Baidi* in the morning
when the sky was filled with colored clouds.
I will reach Jianglingby evening, 
a thousand li* away.


兩岸猿聲啼不住,輕舟已過萬重山。
As I hear the incessant calls of gibbons*
from the banks of the Yangtze River,
my little boat has passed countless mountains.


5. 登樂遊原
李商隱

Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)


登樂遊原
A Carriage Ride to Le You Yuan
向晚意不適,驅車登古原
Feeling blue and down at dusk,
I went up to the ancient highland in a carriage.

夕陽無限好,只是近黃昏
The sunset was so beautiful,
but, alas, it would be gone very soon.


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