Located at an upstream valley of the Qingshui River at Datong Township in northern Taiwan’s Yilan County (宜蘭縣), Qingshui Geothermal Park (清水地熱公園) is a popular destination for fun and enjoyment. It was formerly a workstation of Taiwan’s state-run Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC), which started to drill exploratory wells in the vicinity in 1976. Since the ...
The government of Taiwan has proposed a draft law that would legalize same-sex marriage and hold them as legally valid as marriages between a man and woman. If passed, Taiwan will become the first Asian country to legalize marriages between people of the same gender. Legalizing same-sex marriages Last year, a series of referendums were ...
With the theme of “Twinkle Taipei, Lights up the Dream and the Heart” (台北亮晶晶 點亮夢想 點亮心), the 2019 Taipei Lantern Festival kicked off on Feb. 16 and ran until Feb. 24. The festive celebrations blended modern technology into festival displays to create a unique fusion of tradition and modernity that attracted more than 4 million ...
Australian Counselor Gary Cowan took up office in Taiwan in 2018. He loves nature and often participates in various outdoor activities. Gary also said that he likes the country very much for three reasons: its scenery, the food, and its people. According to the United Daily News, Gary Cowan, the representative of the Australian office, ...
Flowers are something that most Taiwanese people cannot do without for Lunar New Year. They believe it would make sense to put some beautiful flowers or plants at home during the Spring Festival season because flowers symbolize happiness, abundance, and fortune. When it comes to places for purchasing flowers for the Lunar New Year, most ...
Dihua Street in the city of old Taipei was once a very prosperous region in Taiwan. However, the rapid development of other areas in the past few decades had left the neighborhood a pale reminder of its past. All this seems to be changing now as the region is seeing a boom in cultural business. ...
Nestled in an alley in a residential area of New Taipei City’s Younghe District in northern Taiwan is the Yang San Lang Art Museum (楊三郎美術館). Known as one of the best private and family-owned museums in Taiwan, the museum is dedicated to renowned Taiwanese artist Yang San Lang (1907-1995). Behind a wall decorated with embossed sculptures ...
Xi Jinping wants to have the same “one country, two systems” arrangement for Taiwan that it has with Hong Kong. Just recently, China’s top leader Xi Jinping emphasized at the commemorative meeting of the 40th anniversary of the publication of the Taiwan Compatriots, in Beijing, that he firmly opposed the two Chinas, one China, One ...
Situated on the south-side of Beigang Estuary (北港溪出海口) in southern Taiwan’s Chiayi County, and covering an area of 1,030 hectares, Aogu Wetland is the land reclaimed from the sea and reverted to a coastal wetland. It is a wildlife conservation sanctuary. In 1964, levees were constructed on the site by the state-run Taiwan Sugar Corporation ...
Taiwan and China have always had a strained relationship, with the former persistently asserting its independence, much to the ire of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Over the past months, many Chinese officials, including President Xi, have been aggressively suggesting that Taiwan will soon be a part of China. However, this seems unlikely. 3 reasons ...
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