It was a highly contested election. A record number 8.17 million voters cast their ballots for Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, allowing her to be re-elected president. The number of citizens who cast their votes is the most ever for a presidential candidate since the island began holding direct presidential elections in 1996. Tsai Ing-wen and her ...
Located at Zhuolan (卓蘭) in central Taiwan’s Miaoli County (苗栗縣), the Hualu Flower Home Leisure Farm (花露休閒農場) is famous and it’s the largest flower leisure farm on the island. Covering an area of 3.2 hectares (7.9 acres), this organic flower leisure farm features beautiful gardens, cozy restaurants and cafés, a unique aroma boutique, and a nice ...
Besides its natural beauty and amazing military tunnels, another striking feature of Taiwan’s Matsu Islands is its villages with traditional stone houses. Among them are Qinbi Village (芹壁聚落) in Beigan (北竿), Jinsha Village (津沙聚落) in Nangan (南竿), and Fuzheng Village (福正聚落), as well as Dapu Village (大埔聚落), in Dongju (東莒). Traditional stone houses in these ...
Despite the fact that Christians constitute only about 4.5 percent of Taiwan’s population and that Christmas is not a public holiday, people can always feel the Christmas atmosphere in every corner across Taiwan during this time of year. Christmas celebrations in Taiwan mean that Christmas trees and relevant decorations are widely set up, not only ...
Small as it may be, the Matsu Archipelago (馬祖) has the highest concentration of military tunnels in the world. Named after the goddess Matsu (媽祖), it is an archipelago composed of six inhabited islands and 30 uninhabited islets in the northwest of Taiwan. Though the Matsu Archipelago is small, with an area of only 29.6 ...
Located in a valley on the outskirts of Taipei City, Maokong (貓空) is a famous attraction featuring interesting tea houses, tea plantations, and spectacular night views of Taipei City. Maokong literally means “cat hole,” as “Mao” means “cat,” and “Kong” means “hollow.” It is easily accessible by bus or car, but the best way to ...
It has become more of a norm in recent years that thousands of adherents of Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, get together at the iconic Liberty Square in front of the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Here, they participate in the Image and Chinese Character Formations around this time of ...
Nestled in a lush bamboo forest in a mountain valley east of Taipei City in northern Taiwan, Shi Yang Shan Fang (食養山房) is a unique restaurant famous for its relaxing ambiance, fresh local ingredients, and lack of menus. Please watch the following video of the Shi Yang Shan Fang restaurant in Taiwan. Founded by a ...
Marking the 108th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China, the Taiwanese government held the Double Tenth National Day celebration in Taipei City on Oct. 10, 2019. Presided over by Legislative Speaker Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全), the National Day celebration was attended by dignitaries and representatives from home and abroad, including 317 dignitaries from 20 foreign delegations and ...
Ever since its exclusion from the United Nations, Taiwan has been trying to re-enter the otherwise inclusive body. According to statements by various Taiwanese official sources, the UN continues to misuse and misinterpret resolution 2758 (XXVI), adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1971, to justify what critics claim was its wrongful exclusion and isolation ...
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