Bats are found in abundance in Chinese and Taiwanese art. Around the corner from our hotel in Beigang, we visited a 400-year-old Temple dedicated to Matsu, the goddess of the sea. Matsu’s birthday is the 23rd day of the third lunar month and coincides with the return of the golden bats from their winter hibernation sites in the mountains. The town of Beigang celebrates both with a festival.
Exploring Thailand, Part 3: In the Company of Cave-Dwellers
Tilting my head out from the cover of our longboat, I basked in the morning sun as we motored along the famous River Kwai. I