Billy Shyu

A Splendid Mesona Flower Festival in Taiwan

Sponsored by the Taoyuan City Government’s Department of Agriculture, this unique Mesona Flower Festival has been held in Taoyuan City’s Yangmei District in northern Taiwan since 2019. The Festival this year takes place from Nov. 28 through Dec. 13, and is expected to attract more than 1 million visitors from across the country. Please watch ...

Billy Shyu

A sculpture in the mesona fields.

A Magnificent Image and Character Formation by 5,400 Falun Gong Adherents in Taiwan

Regardless of the wet weather with chilly winds, over 5,400 Falun Gong adherents assembled at the iconic Liberty Square of the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei City on Dec. 5, 2020. They were there to participate in an annual large-scale image and character formation activity organized by Taiwan’s Falun Dafa Association. Please watch ...

Billy Shyu

Falun Gong image and character formation.

Magnificent Taichung International Flower Carpet Festival in Taiwan

Featuring Alice’s Adventure in Flowerland, the much anticipated 2020 Xinshe Sea of Flowers and Taichung International Flower Carpet Festival is once again wowing visitors with a magnificent floral rendezvous at Taichung City’s Xinshe District in central Taiwan from Nov. 14 to Dec. 6. Please watch the following video of the 2020 Xinshe Sea of Flowers ...

Billy Shyu

Alice's Adventure in Flowerland.

The Traditional Virtue of Filial Piety Is Well Preserved in Taiwan

Well goes an old saying: “Of all virtues, filial piety is the first (百善孝為先).”  It is the traditional virtue of respecting and caring for one’s parents and ancestors.  The Chinese character for filial piety The Chinese character 孝 xiao is made up of two parts. The upper part is the character 老 (lao), which denotes ...

Billy Shyu

A painting showing filial piety.

Taiwan’s Caoling Historic Trail With Its Many Distinctive Sights

The Caoling Historic Trail is located in the mountainous area of Gukeng Township in southern Taiwan’s Yunlin County. The trail is famous not only because of its stunning scenery, but also because of its quick recovery after several natural disasters. Please watch the following video of the Caoling Historical Trail: History of the Caoling Historic ...

Billy Shyu

The Caoling Historic Trail.

Amazing Taipei Hanfeng Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition

Jointly sponsored by the Taipei City Park Department and Taipei City Bonsai Association, the 2020 Taipei Hanfeng Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition (台北漢風盆景雅石展) was held at Shilin Official Residence Park (士林官邸公園) from October 9 through October 15. Well-attended opening ceremony at the Taipei Hanfeng Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition A grand opening ceremony was held at the Park’s ...

Billy Shyu

The 2020 Taipei Hanfeng Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition.

Taiwan Holds a Low-Key 2020 National Day Celebration

Taiwan celebrated its 109th National Day on October 10 amid China’s escalating verbal intimidation, military threats, and economic coercion. Unlike its tough response to China in previous years, Taiwan seemed to purposely hold a rather low-key Double Tenth Day celebration this year. The origins of Double Tenth Day Double Tenth Day is celebrated on October ...

Billy Shyu

National Day celebration in Taiwan.

A Dazzling Light Show Illuminates Taiwan’s Yehliu Geopark

Located in Wanli District in northern Taiwan’s New Taipei City, Yehliu Geopark is known for its stunning array of rock formations. To further promote tourism along the north coast, the Yehliu Geopark Light Show was first held in 2018. 2020 Yehliu Geopark Light Show Sponsored by Taiwan Tourism Bureau’s North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic ...

Billy Shyu

Yehliu Geopark in Taiwan.

The Southern Branch of Taiwan’s National Palace Museum

Known for its rich collection of nearly 700,000 antiquities spanning about 7,000 years from the Neolithic to modern times, the National Palace Museum (NPM) located in northern Taiwan’s Taipei City is one of the largest and best museums in the world. To balance cultural resources between the north and the south, as well as enhance ...

Billy Shyu

Southern Branch of Taiwan's National Palace Museum.