Unfinished Projects – unbuilt buildings, unfilmed films, unrealized dreams – S5-E36
Ever taken Kaohsiung’s cable car across the harbor, had fun at Chiayi’s Universal Studios theme park, marveled at Taiwan’s Statue-of-Liberty-style gift to the US (a giant Moon Goddess monument)? Well, no, you couldn’t have because these projects were never realized. These are just a few of the many bleached bones we explore from the graveyard of broken dreams.
AND – there will be an extra episode coming this Saturday with a wild premise. Is it possible the ancient Chinese settled in Taiwan during the time of China’s first emperor, or in Japan, or crossed the Pacific and made contact with Central American civilizations such as the Maya?
This episode's list of failed projects include (in no special order:
Universal Studios mulls Chiayi theme park
Disney theme park and F1 racing in Kaohsiung
The Taiwan Trilogy History Culture Park (臺灣三部曲歷史文化園區)
Taichung Guggenheim Museum
Moon Monument Gift to America
Sanzhi UFO houses
WATCH (In Chinese): Cable Car to Qijin Island from 85 Sky Tower Idea
LISTEN: How to pronounce the name of the Greek goddess "Selene."
But, "The pronunciation of the Greek goddess Selene varies, but the most common English pronunciations are suh-LEE-nee or suh-LEEN. In ancient Greek, it is pronounced [selɛ̌ːnɛː] (seh-LEH-neh)."
AND – there will be an extra episode coming this Saturday with a wild premise. Is it possible the ancient Chinese settled in Taiwan during the time of China’s first emperor, or in Japan, or crossed the Pacific and made contact with Central American civilizations such as the Maya?
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