苗栗 Miáolì Miaoli, a county in western Taiwan 新竹 Xīnzhú Hsinchu, a city in Taiwan 道卡斯族 Dào kǎ sī zú Taokas, a group of the indigenous Taiwanese 居住 jūzhù to live; to dwell 一帶 yīdài the area of 中葉 zhōngyè middle period (of a century) 遷移 qiānyí to migrate 同化 tónghuà to assimilate (to be alike) 類似 lèisì similar 移入 yírù to immigrate in 平原 píngyuán plain, a large area of flat land 貓貍 māo lí leopard cat
雪山 Xuěshān Snow Mountain, the second highest peak in Taiwan 大霸尖山 Dà bà jiānshān Mount Dabajian 雪霸國家公園 Xuě bà guójiā gōngyuán Shei-Pa National Park 步道 bùdào trail 陡 dǒu steep 險峻 xiǎnjùn dangerously steep 情不自禁 qíngbúzìjīn cannot help…, unable to restrain emotions to… 發出讚嘆 fāchū zàntàn to exclaim the admiration 景觀 jǐngguān landscape 龍騰斷橋 Lóngténg duàn qiáo Longteng Bridge, which was damaged after the earthquake in 1935 顧名思義 gùmíngsīyì literally (an idiom) 斷掉 duàn diào to be snapped off; to be destroyed 剩下 shèng xià to be left (over); remaining 柱子 zhùzi pillar, here means (bridge) piers 倒塌 dǎotā to be collapsed 怵目驚心 chùmùjīngxīn (lit. shocks the eye) horrible to see (idiom) 三義 Sānyì Sanyi Township, a rural township in Miaoli 盛產 shèngchǎn to produce in abundance 樟木 zhāng mù camphor trees 清朝 Qīngcháo Qing Dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of China 木雕 mùdiāo woodcarving 神像 shénxiàng the picture or statue of a god or the Buddha
金榜麵館 Jīnbǎng miànguǎn a famous noodle shop in MIoli 一堆 yī duī a pile of, a lot 踩雷 cǎi léi (lit. stepping on a landmine), refers to eat unsatisfactory food here 板條 bǎn tiáo flat rice noodle 水準之上 shuǐzhǔn zhī shàng above the standard 酥脆sū cuì crispy 口感 kǒugǎn (lit. mouthfeel) texture of food; taste 爽 shuǎng satisfying; super!