chinese culture, music, shen yun, symphony orchestra, taiwan

Symphony Orchestra Captivates Tens of Thousands of People in Taiwan

Cosponsored by the cultural department of various city and county governments, as well as some civic organizations in Taiwan, the New York-based Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra was invited to perform in Taiwan for a third straight year in September 2018.  Watch the trailer of the Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra 2018: The Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra ...

Billy Shyu

Shen Yun orchestra.

The Well-Preserved Gaomei Wetland in Taiwan

The Gaomei Wetland in Taiwan (高美濕地), also known as the Gaomei Wetland Preservation Area (高美濕地野生動物保護區), is located on the south of the estuary of Dajia River (大甲溪) in central Taiwan’s Taichung City. It is an eco-friendly wetland with an elevated walking platform that stretches into the open sea. The wetland is one of the most ...

Billy Shyu

Visiting Taiwan? This Hiking Trail Is a Must See!

There is a hiking trail in Taiwan with such beautiful vistas that tourists say it’s an adventure you simply must take in your life. People come here for the dream-like scenery and the thrill of the climb. The most popular route in the Taroko National Park is the Zhuilu Trail. The most magnificent scenic spot ...

Nspirement Staff

An Indian Australian’s Impression of Taiwan

Reena Augustine is an Indian Australian citizen who moved to Australia from western India’s Gurjarat in 2009. She is the founder and director of Red Carpet Functions, an organization aspiring to celebrate the diversity of Brisbane’s communities and emphasizing the appreciation of its diverse cultures. Invited by Changhua Parent Union Advisory Council (彰化縣各級學校家長會聯合會, CPUAC) in ...

Billy Shyu

An Air Show in Taiwan

In the face of China’s continued escalation of military intimidation and diplomatic blockade, Taiwan (officially the Republic of China, ROC) staged an air show with displays of warplanes in southern Taiwan’s Chiayi County on August 11, 2018. The event marked the 81st Anniversary of the Republic of China Air Force Day and served to raise ...

Billy Shyu

Chimei Museum Features the World’s Largest Violin Collection

Described by Forbes magazine in 1996 as “one of the world’s most surprising art collections,” the Chimei Museum (奇美博物館) is located in southern  Taiwan’s Tainan City. It was established in 1992 by renowned Taiwanese entrepreneur Shi Wen-long (許文龍), founder of the Chi Mei Corporation and an art lover and amateur violinist. It features the world’s largest ...

Billy Shyu

A Breathtaking Ancient Trail

Nestled between Pingtung  County (屏東縣) in southern Taiwan and Taitung County (台東縣) in the east, the Alangyi Ancient Trail (阿塱壹古道) used to be an important route for aboriginal tribes for hunting, migrating, and trading goods between the eastern part and the southwestern plains of Taiwan in ancient times. Alangyi is derived from Al­jungic, the name ...

Billy Shyu

The Alangyi Ancient Trail.

Step Inside Taiwan’s Unique Freeway Service Areas

There are two major longitudinal (north to south) national freeways in Taiwan — National Freeway No. 1, also known as the Sun Yat-sen Freeway (中山高速公路), and National Freeway No. 3, also called the Formosa Freeway (福爾摩沙高速公路). Both have freeway service areas about every 50 kilometers. There are a total of 13 service areas along the ...

Billy Shyu

Taiwan Children’s Choir Gives an Outstanding Performance in Vienna

Recently, on a street in Vienna, Austria, the city of music, a Taiwan children’s choir sang with voices as beautiful as that of a golden songbird. Their flash mob performance mesmerized the crowd. What was the story behind their performance? The children were members of a choir from the Yihsing branch of Jiahsing Elementary School in ...

Audrey Wang

The choir from Taiwan attended the 31st Franze Schubert Choir Competition in Vienna (5/30- 6/3, 2018

Intriguing Lotus Leisure Farms in Taiwan

Guanyin (觀音) is a typical agricultural district in northern Taiwan’s Taoyuan City, where farmers have transformed their paddy fields into lotus leisure farms to add value to their agricultural operations. The Taoyuan City government has actively supported these lotus leisure farms to promote sustainable agricultural development. By combining tourism and agriculture, the city government’s Department ...

Billy Shyu

A lotus pond in the Guanyin Lotus Leisure Agriculture Area.