China is an old and profound culture. It has a long history of novels and historical legends. Among these classic pieces are four very essential novels that have inherited the name “China’s Big Four” among Chinese. But besides China’s Big Four, there are a number of other historical entities that come in the power of four, ...
To promote Hakka culture, Taiwan’s Hakka Affairs Council (客家委員會) has organized the Hakka Expos in Taipei once every two years. This year’s event was held at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall from December 2-10, 2017 and attracted some 350,000 visitors. Please watch the following video of the 2017 Hakka Expo in Taipei, ...
When thinking of Italy and Italians, what immediately comes to people’s minds are pizza, pasta, fashion, cars, and mafia. But what makes an Italian? As a proud “member of this species,” I have been trying to find the best possible answers, because, beyond these stereotypes, there are traits common to all of us. When I ...
Times Square and the nearby Theater District, located in Midtown Manhattan in the heart of New York City, has an amazing sense of place, and has earned the nickname “Crossroads of the World.” It is here that you will find “Restaurant Row,” which offers up some of the best fare New York City has to offer ...
Traditional Chinese cooking takes the theories of balance and seasonality very seriously. Its strict adherence to the yin-yang theory arises from the idea that food is medicine, and different foods are closely tied with different parts of the body. Here is some of the science behind eating from the Chinese perspective. Briefly, the theory of ...
With a population of 4.53 million, Hakka people account for 19.3 percent of Taiwan’s population, and they are the nation’s second-largest ethnic group after Hoklo. Among the Hakka villages scattered across Taiwan, Neiwan (內灣), Beipu (北埔), and Ermei (峨嵋) in Hsinchu County in northern Taiwan are some of the most typical places where visitors can discover ...
Situated at the northernmost tip of Taiwan island, Fugui Cape (富貴角) was originally called “Dabin (打賓)” or “Dabian (打鞭),” and was described as “hoek” (small peninsula) by the Dutch in the 18th century. The name was then transliterated as “Fuji,” and was called “Fugui” by local people afterward. As one of the three most significant capes ...
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