Looking like a cuesta (單面山或半屏山) emerging from the surface of the lake, the Lanyang Museum (蘭陽博物館) is situated along a stretch of Taiwan’s Northern Coastal Highway in Yilan County’s Toucheng Township (頭城鎮). As cuesta are a unique geographical feature of Yilan, the museum was modeled after the shape of the cuesta topography commonly found along ...
The Chinese Lantern Festival is both the climax and the last day of the Chinese New Year holidays. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month, which falls on March 2 in 2018 and on February 19 in 2019. The Chinese New Year is more than just one day. It ...
The Mid-Autumn Festival usually falls in September or early October. In China, mooncakes have blanketed markets. Were it not for the Mid-Autumn Festival and its traditions, the mooncake may have been banished by today’s populace who seek low-fat, low-sugar foods. They are symbols of harmony, family reunion, and good fortune, and these meanings are important ...
Every culture has its own unique take on ghosts and the supernatural, right from ancient to modern times. And in this regard, ghosts in Chinese culture are not any different. From ghosts that have smelly hair to ghosts who plan revenge on wrongdoers, the Chinese concept has numerous examples that will certainly interest those who ...
In Taiwan, it is not uncommon to see floral shops, floral stands, and floral bazaars packed with customers in the run-up to the Lunar New Year’s Eve. The Taipei Jianguo Holiday Flower Market (台北建國假日花市) is the most famous floral bazaar in Taiwan. In fact, it is one of the largest outdoor floral bazaars in the ...
Like many traditional Chinese festivities, Chinese New Year is rich in customs and rituals. Among the different Chinese dialect groups, there are many similar and different Chinese New Year rituals for celebrations, though much of these rich traditional cultures, rituals, and customs have been diluted in mainland China since the Cultural Revolution. However, in many ...
In addition to the Shilin Official Residence located in Taipei City, there were about 30 guesthouses scattered across Taiwan exclusively for Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), late president of the Republic of China (Taiwan), also known as Generalissimo Chiang, to stay during his lifetime. Many of them have since been converted into museums, literature centers, or hotels. Among ...
Anyone who speaks Mandarin Chinese will end up using at least one of the words invented by cultural giant Lin Yutang. Lin Yutang’s mountain home gives a sometimes playful revelation of the inner life of the man who is said to have done more than anyone else to bring China to the West. Of his ...
As a famous signature rice cultivation area, Chihshang Township (池上鄉) is located in Taiwan’s Taitung County (台東縣) in the East Rift Valley (花東縱谷) between the Central Range (中央山脈) and the Coastal Range (海岸山脈). The area features chewy rice. Please watch the following video of Chihshang Township in Taiwan: Alluvial soils with nutrient-rich organisms, coupled with ...
One of the leisure activities that many people may like to do with their family members or friends on holidays in Taiwan is kilning sweet potatoes. Please watch the following video of kilning sweet potatoes at a Hakka leisure farm in Taiwan: In Taiwan, there are many leisure farms where visitors can take part in ...
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