Taylor Banqiao Brothel ❤️❤️

About Keelung

I was angry, tho, readin’ ‘bout how some cities banned ‘em hard in the 1900s, all moral panic, like “we can’t have that!” But then, surprise, they just went underground, still thrivin’. Happy for the workers who made bank, but sad for those forced, you know? Brothels ain’t just seedy corners, some were like hotels, fancy af, with art and music. In Nevada, still legal, can you believe? “A fragile illusion,” like the movie says, but real life, innit?

Bangka: A Corner of Old Prosperity (Wanhua District)

A group of eight legendary courtesans living along the riverbanks, where there were famous brothels for licensed prostitution.

So, I’m on my way to the Banqiao Station, right? Gotta catch the train to meet my buddy. But then, BAM! I see this street vendor selling bubble tea. I can’t resist. I mean, who can? I order a large one, extra pearls, of course. I’m sipping it, feeling like a king, when suddenly, my phone buzzes. It’s my buddy canceling on me. Classic. I’m like, “Great, now I’m just a bubble tea king with no one to share it with.”

Dazzling Christmasland festival illuminates New Taipei tonight