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Reuters
Reuters
Entertainment
By Sarah Wu and Ann Wang

Chinese civil war refugee makes love for Taiwan flag a dining experience

Chang Lao-wang speaks to Reuters at the park he decorates with Taiwanese flags ahead of Taiwan National Day in Taoyuan, Taiwan, October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Days away from Taiwan's National Day, a long line of people snakes out of Chang Lao-wang's restaurant, where the Chinese civil war refugee displays his ardent love for Taiwan's flag while serving up Yunnan rice noodles to the lunchtime crowd.

Chang has hung 30,000 flags around his "National Flag House" restaurant and an adjacent park ahead of the public holiday that marks the founding of the Republic of China - Taiwan's official name.

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