Lin Sheng-Xiang is a unique voice in Taiwan's music community. Taiwan's music community. He has long been focused on issues related to farming, labor and the environment, and he has a particular style that has absorbed the traditional and the modern in a blend of traditional Taiwanese music with Western rock and roll. Besides winning Golden Melody Awards and Golden Indie Music Awards, Lin She…
When then it comes to service, the British emphasize elegance, while the Japanese focus on meticulousness, but both tend to generate a sense of aloofness. But in Taiwan, this little Pacific Island off the coast of East Asia, friendliness does not need to be "unzipped," and personable hospitality is in endless supply. This is what makes visitors into regulars, eager to come back over and over. S…
These days, the phrase "Tai jiu xian"-which usually means "Taiwan Provincial Highway No. 9"-doesn't necessarily refer to the east coast high- way at all, but to a burgeoning connection between Taiwan and Japan's Kyushu Region. The island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan was the cradle of ancient Japanese civilization. And, taking a time machine forward to the late 19th century, we find that …
In their communications with the public, government agencies are turning away from old habits of issuing haughty pronouncements couched in stuffy officialese. Instead, they are employing social media editors who are full of whacky ideas and are a match for every concelho able challenge. These editors expose fake news and interpret policies for the general public by making connections with every…
Bagaimana pengucapan untuk kata "teh" dalam budaya Anda? Apakah disebut "cha" atau "teh"? Seorang pemandu wisata "Jalan-jalan di Formosa" (Walk in Taiwan), James Shih sering kali mengunakan pertanyaan ini sebagai pengantar ketika memberi penjelasan kepada pengunjung asing, ia menjelaskan budaya teh yang dimulai dari kalangan masyarakat Tionghoa, lalu disebarluaskan hingga ke seluruh penjuru dun…
Profesor Tzeng Chyng-shyan dari Fakultas Ilmu Sains Hayati Universitas Nasional Tsinghua (National Tsing Hua University/NTHU) memulai penelitiannya di bidang taksonomi ikan, sebelum beralih ke bidang teknik lingkungan. Berangkat dari perspektif ikan, ía mencoba untukmembantu ikan-ikan bermigrasi dan menolong kepiting darat untuk menyeberang jalan. la merupakan pelopor dalam bidang konservas…