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Revealing Taiwan Through Design:

Apex Lin Gives Voice to Taiwan

In September 2025, the 34th World Design Congress and General Assembly took place in London. Coinciding with these prestigious events in the field of industrial design, the Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom presented Revealing Taiwan Through Design in its new London premises f......

Ocean Taiwan:

Exhibiting Taiwanese Seascapes in Europe

When European explorers sailed to the Pacific in the mid-16th century, they discovered a green island in the deep blue sea and dubbed it “Ilha Formosa”—the beautiful island. Even today, as the airplane descends from the clouds, visitors to Taiwan still find themselves marveling at the first si......

Sending Blessings to the Vatican:

Hsieh Sheng-Min’s Religious Art Exhibit

Auspicious paintings use images as visual metaphors to herald good fortune, attract blessings, and avert evil, delighting viewers with a mixture of the sacred and the secular. The Catholic Church has declared 2025 a Jubilee Year, and Hsieh Sheng-min, an expert in auspicious painting, was invit......

A Chip Odyssey:

Documenting the Spirit of Taiwan

The documentary film A Chip Odyssey came out in the early summer of 2025, and in less than three months surpassed NT$30 million at the box office, making it one of the top five highest-earning documentaries in the history of Taiwan. The film transcends the gulf between generations and fields ......

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On the Right Track:

The Delights of Taiwan’s Tourist Trains

Eiji Mitooka, known as the father of specialty trains in Japan, once said: “Riding the train can itself be the purpose of a journey.” In recent years, a number of special tourist trains have been launched in Taiwan, with stylish carriage interiors, exquisite meals, and cordial, professional st......

Protecting the Rainforests of the Sea:

Coral Conservation and Restoration in Taiwan

Do you remember the coral reefs where Nemo swam in Finding Nemo? In real life, these “rainforests of the sea” are home to enormous marine biodiversity. But in the wake of climate change, ocean warming, pollution, and overfishing, these beautiful yet fragile homelands are facing severe threats.......

Architectural Beauty:

Interplays of Lines, Light, and Space

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Protecting Taiwan’s

Stone Fish Weirs

There are 609 stone fish weirs in Penghu County alone, their dikes extending over 133 kilometers. In particular, Jibei Island has 101 existing fish weirs, giving it the highest concentration of such structures in the world. Groups of fish weirs that date back over 300 years in places like Peng......