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The TRA in Transition

Chiang Leching, the designer of Xincheng Taroko Station, used steel to create a jagged “gateway.” It both echoes the natural scenery of nearby mountain ridges and symbolizes that the station is the gateway to Taroko National Park. (photo by Zheng Jinming, courtesy of Chiang Leching)

At the Foot of Mt. Jiujiu

Janet Laurence’s artistic touch gives Taiwan’s flora a poetic charm. (photo by Lin Min-hsuan)

Mobilizing Against a Pandemic

Taiwan’s shipments of face masks to other nations exemplify our ability to contribute to the international community. (photo by Chen Mei-ling)

Pottery from the Imagination

After Tjung Seha married into the Hsieh family, her natural talent and fertile imagination led her into a career in ceramic art. (photo by Jimmy Lin)

A Look at the Self-Media Era

From fully-staffed mainstream media to streamlined self-media in which everything is “do it yourself,” Fan Chi-fei’s career has spanned the evolution of media over time. (photo by Lin Min-hsuan)

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Global Outlook

Mobilizing Against a Pandemic

Safeguarding Taiwan, Helping the World

According to Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of late May 2020 more than 5 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 340,000 deaths from the disease have been confirmed worldwide. The pandemic is being called the greatest threat to humanity since World War II and the most severe blow ...more

Global Outlook

A Look at the Self-Media Era

Interviews with Fan Chi-fei and Alex Lin

In an era of flourishing new media and “self-media” (or “we-media”), there are many chances and many moves, much information and many pitfalls. How do people operating in this field maintain their self-discipline against the temptations of click-through rates? In a bewilder&s ...more

Around Taiwan

The TRA in Transition

An Aesthetic Renaissance Gets on Track

Whether riding the refurbished tourist trains that launched at the end of last year, or passing through innovative stations in Eastern Taiwan that are fruits of the “Hualien‡Taitung new train station movement,” travelers can see that change is afoot: The “railroad scenery&rd ...more

Cultural Trends

At the Foot of Mt. Jiujiu

Yu-Hsiu Museum of Art

An entrepreneurial couple who subscribe to the idea of “accomplishing one meaningful thing in life” met an artist who never feared to dream and act. Together they created an exceedingly beautiful museum. Inspiring visitors by immersing them in art, the museum is also an invaluable gift t ...more

Communities

A Welcoming Land for Muslim Tourists

Building a Muslim-Friendly Environment

Thanks to cooperation between the government and private sector, increasing numbers of people are joining the effort to create a Muslim-friendly environment in Taiwan, opening their arms to welcome Muslim visitors for tourism and leisure. ...more

Global Outlook

Yang 2020

A Son of Taiwanese Immigrants Runs for US President

Dr. Andrew Yang, the first person of Taiwanese heritage to seek the Democratic Party nomination for US president, is the son of immigrants from Taiwan. Yang has a background in law and the tech industry. What ideals for social transformation is he bringing to American politics? ...more

Around Taiwan

A Home away from Home

Staying the Night in Taiwan

When it comes to service, the British emphasize elegance, while the Japanese focus on meticulousness, but both tend to generate a sense of aloofness. But in Taiwan, this little Pacific island off the coast of East Asia, friendliness does not need to be “unzipped,” and personable hospital ...more

Around Taiwan

Takeaway Scenery

Travel Souvenirs

A trip to Taiwan can mean many things: personally visiting some of its 368 districts and townships, tasting local specialties, uploading photos to Instagram and Facebook…. Regardless of how you plan your visit, you will certainly want physical reminders of the scenes and scenery you expe ...more

Around Taiwan

Journey of Memories

Cycling the Chianan Plain

Cycling through the Chianan Plain along Taiwan’s oldest highway—Provincial Highway 1—the places we pass are bastions of prosperity pioneered by our forebears: irrigation reservoirs, cattle markets, bustling districts around train stations…. This journey follows the cent ...more

Around Taiwan

Come Visit Taiwan!

Experience Its Beauty First Hand

When foreigners travel in Taiwan, they experience the island with fresh and different perspectives. In so doing they remind locals of what is beautiful about this land and its people. Here we invite two foreign nationals who are Taiwan travel experts to share their experiences of “Taiwan-style ...more

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Global Outlook

From big cities to remote villages, participatory budgeting takes many different forms. (photo by Kent Chuang)

Around Taiwan

Tzeng has devoted his life to saving ecosystems by building fish ladders that let fish find their way home. (photo by Kent Chuang)

Around Taiwan

Chishang Station at night. The building’s shape, combined with the indirect lighting, creates a fairytale atmosphere. (photo by Jimmy Lin)

Global Outlook

Re-lab is presenting information visually to make data and content more accessible to the public. (photo by Lin Min-hsuan)

Global Outlook

Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung’s expert leadership of the pandemic response team has made him a hero in the eyes of the public. (photo by Jimmy Lin)

Moments in Time to Last an Eternity

The Taiwan Panorama Photo Collection is a visual record of this land of Taiwan and of its people, from the exalted to the ordinary. It includes a rich variety of images, covering local life and customs, holidays, folk rituals, and portraits of individuals, as well as pictures taken by our photojournalists on assignment abroad. These images tell the true story of the emotional attachment people this land and its people. In this ever-changing world, these moments, frozen in time by our cameras, will last forever.