Martyrdom

The solemnity of Taiwan’s Martyrs’ Shrine brings to mind Arlington National Cemetery.
I haven’t seen (or at least noticed) this rolling cloud motif in Mainland China, but the Taiwanese seem obsessed with it.  
  
  Beautiful decorations throughout.
  Once again, there was an elaborate changing of the guards.
It occurred to me that the military has just as elaborate traditions and rituals as any religion.  I adored the purple blossoms in the sea of trees behind the shrine.