Lian xi qu (2006) (Island Etude) 108 min.

Taiwanese cinematographer, photographer [Chen Huai En]

En Chen Directorial début

Reviews

• Tung Ming-Hsiang , 1st film hearing impaired • One of the the highest-grossing Taiwanese films of the year

2007• On the long road between the cities lies a hardy Taiwan, rich in

culture and character, that only locals see.• harks to the island's aboriginal folk roots, and both the

soundtrack and the film get a lift from the presence of aboriginal folk icon Kimbo Hu.

• the film's ability to engage audiences is all the more surprising. Hate pp - Inquiry: Major features- Understated, suggested

• “7 days and six nights bicycle circumnaviagation of Taiwan.”

Taiwan basic facts

• Taiwan and its associated islands have a combined area of approximately 36,200 sq km (13,900 sq miles)—about the size of the Netherlands—and a population of 23 million (4.45 AL), more populous than three-quarters of the world’s nations. ¼ AL, 5xpop.

Taiwan proper, measuring nearly 400 km (245 miles/330 AL) from north to south and around 145 km (90 miles/190) from east to west at its widest, has more than its share of natural splendor. Mountain ranges with many peaks reaching over 3,000 meters—x3 including East Asia’s highest, Jade Mountain—and forested foothills occupy over half of its area

Mountains

Route sketched• Ming. Before college graduation opportunity.• Start in Kaohsiung• He camped at the beach of Tai-Ma-Li on the first evening, playing

guitar. Although he has hearing problems, he is still very much interested in sounds. The next morning, he followed Tai-11 highway. He met a group of people filming MV at the east coastline.

• The third day, he was on the Su-Hua highway, a highway notoriously difficult to conquer for cyclists. He met a Lithuanian girl at Han-Ben railway station. She missed the train to Hua-Lien. He helped her to get on her train by communication with her by pens and papers.

• Abandoned rain night, school stay-over, Web 2.0 boy overnight,….

Serendipitous meetings

• music video crew, • Lithuanian model looking for a train Yi Lan Hualien,

noted Aboriginal singing group• Teacher, woman off to see her grandmother• factory workers who continue their long years of

protests, environmentalists• a temperamental I-pod young man whose parents are

going through a divorce• Buddhist pilgrims, a group of graffiti artists• Another Taiwan Island bicycle circumnavigator• Respected Elder Uncle

Anything unusual?

Diversity – Taiwanese, KMT, aboriginesAsian tiger, PRC cloud, density?

Sustainable environment

Taipei 101 world’s tallest for now

Tai Nan Confucian Temple

Guan yin 觀音 Goddess of Mercy