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Connecting the World of Theater: OISTAT’s Headquarters in Taiwan

The headquarters of the International Organisation of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians can be found in the Center for Innovation Taipei, on the west side of the site of the old Zhongshan Soccer Stadium. The plaza of neighboring Expo Park is visited by throngs of tourists, ...more

Pioneers of Open Government: g0v's Civic Hackers

Founded in 2012 in the spirit of freedom and transparency of information, the online group g0v (pronounced “gov zero”) aims to harness the strength of the masses to bring about social change. Civic technology is on the rise around the world, and Taiwan’s civic hackers have been wor ...more

At War with Tradition —Liu Kuo-sung, the Father of Modern Ink Painting

The evidence of painter Liu Kuo-sung’s international fame is indisputable. Major museums all over the world, including the British Museum, hold his work in their collections. In 2008, Taiwan’s National Culture and Arts Foundation honored him with a National Award for Arts. In 2013, mainl ...more

New Roles for Ancient Characters

A sun rising from the long horizon—this is the scene depicted by the oldest known Chinese character, ٪‮٩‬ (dan), meaning “dawn” or “day.” This character, invented more than 5,000 years ago, has an intuitive, sensory quality, and from their earliest incarnation Chinese c ...more

Our Theatre: Roots in Chiayi, Eyes on the World

I have a dream to soar the skies like a bird To fly and fly until I go wild To fly halfway to heaven Free and unrestrained To fly through the sky like a dream To a world far, far away To soar through the skies like a bird—I dream —“I Have a Dream” It is the final scene ...more

The Teenage Psychic Set to Dazzle International Viewers

Taiwan’s Public Television Service and HBO have joined forces to create a new television series. Produced by a Taiwanese team, The Teenage Psychic will premiere in early April. The Teenage Psychic tells the story of a 17-year-old female high-school student with psychic powers. Set against a b ...more

Bringing Love Across the Seas: Foreign Missionaries in Taiwan

During the 1950s, Taiwan was just emerging from a period of war and chaos, and faced inadequate conditions in culture, education, medical care, and public health. At this time, Catholic missionaries from Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Italy, and elsewhere arrived with much-needed don ...more

Nature's Hidden Treasures — Journeys of Flowers,Birds, and Butterflies

Think of the Chinese calendar’s 24 “solar terms” as a clock’s perpetually revolving hands, marking time throughout the year. Over the span of a thousand years, their regular motion has become part of Chinese culture’s genetic makeup. With this clock as a guide, we can e ...more

The Varied Splendor of Taiwan’s Rice Dishes

The Chinese have thousands of years of history with a rice-based cuisine. The wisdom of our ancestors, in accordance with the turning of the seasons and a love of the land, developed an agricultural culture of “planting in the spring, weeding in the summer, harvesting in the fall, and storing ...more

The National Museum of Taiwan Literature: A Glorious Century

Alongside Tainan City’s central roundabout, from which several major roads radiate out, sits a literary landmark that preserves the architecture of Japanese-era Tainan Prefecture: the National Museum of Taiwan Literature. With its tall mansard roof and a main structure that still bears the sca ...more

A Collector’s Vision: Kuo Su-jen Brings Art into Old City Streets

Since returning from the United States in 1996 and buying her first collectible artwork (a figure of Sakyamuni Buddha by Liao Hongbiao), Kuo Su-jen, who will be 60 next year, has continued to expand her art collection and has worked to restore historic residences, combining architectural a ...more

Cycling in Taiwan —Saddle Up and Make the Scene

People have very different takes on travel: some like to squeeze in as much as possible, while others like to take it easy. But traveling by bus or train means following a route chosen by someone else. If you want to regain your autonomy as a traveler, try cycling, which lets you choose your route, ...more

Spreading Hope in Houbi: Father Verny

It was at a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration in the Houbi District of Tainan City that Father François Verny, originally from France, first made himself well-known among the local people—specifically by karaoke singing the Taiwanese-language hit “Marching Forward.&rd ...more

Sanxia: A Century-Old City Rises Again

Sanxia is located in the southwest corner of the Taipei Basin. Mountains rise on three sides and to the west it faces the Dahan River Valley and the coastal plains. Passing through the vicissitudes of a century, the town long ago outgrew its earlier role. Yet a deep, rich cultural heritage ...more

At the Cutting Edge: Yang Shiyi's Quest for Happiness

Small figures dance with joy; glittering stars fill the red background; flowers and trees burst forth in all their glory…. Every detail of this large sheet of red cloth represents the hopes and wishes that paper cutting artist Yang Shiyi sends out to his audience. To mark the arrival of the C ...more

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Taipei's U-Mkt: A traditional Market Reborn

New Roles for Ancient Characters

Connecting the World of Theater: OISTAT’s Headquarters in Taiwan

Our Theatre: Roots in Chiayi, Eyes on the World

Connecting the World of Theater: OISTAT’s Headquarters in Taiwan

Pioneers of Open Government: g0v's Civic Hackers