As a pictorial magazine, it has been the main goal of Sinorama to get the best press photos possible. In this month's issue we have made an effort to capture the important events of the year in photos and introduce them to our readers.
After three months of planning and searching through about one thousand photographs we have selected these 50 photos to represent politics, economy, society, athletics, environmental protection, medicine, education, and so forth for your enjoyment.
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During the National Day celebration, President Chiang-Ching kuo looks up and inspects the air force planes overhead. Hao Po-ts'un, Chief of the General Staff, explains at his side. /Oct.11 /Taipei /China Times Yao Chou-ch'i
(Below) Director General Yu-ming Shaw of the Government Information Office formally announces the lifting of the Emergency Decree activating martial law. /July 14 /Taipei /Sinorama Vincent Chang
(Above) Premier Yu Kuo-hwa visits Lee Kuan Yew, the Prime minister of Singapore. /June 9 /Singapore /Government Information Office Li P'ei-hui
(Below) At a meeting held by the Ministry of Defense, anticommunist hero Liu Chih-yuan displays the gun he carried with him. /Nov. 19 /Taipei /Sinorama Chiu Sheng-wang
After travel to the mainland was allowed for the purpose of visiting relatives, those longing to go back to visit their hometowns gathered at the Red Cross Society of China to fill out forms. /Oct. 24 /Taipei /China Times Li Wei-min
Police officers form a human wall between groups of people supporting and those opposing the National Security Law, which was drafted after the lifting of the Emergency Decree activating martial law. /June 12 /Taipei /Yang Yung-chih
The Legislative Yuan selects members for the budget committee. Chi You-min is supported by an assistant as he casts his vote. /May 1 /Taipei /United Daily News Ch'en Shu-kuang
Chu Kao-cheng of the Legislative Yuan makes an effort to speak out of turn as Chang Hung-hsueh tries to block the "spray." /Nov. 6 /Taipei /United Daily News Lin Chien-jung
In celebration of the Chinese-Taipei baseball's qualifying for the Olympics, T'ang P'an-p'an, director of the ROC Baseball Association, takes a drink from a championship cup. /Aug. 31 /Tokyo, Japan /China Times Weekly Wu Kung-ming
At the age of fourteen, Wang Ssu-t'ing seems to be our nation's most promising tennis star. /Apr. 11 /Taipei /Min Sheng Pao Lin Ming-yuan
Chu Chih-ch'ing, a star on the rise, is blocked by a U.S. player as he tries to grab a rebound. /OCt. 21 /Taipei /Min Sheng Pao Lin Ming-yuan
In the Chinese-Korean-Philippine basketball competition, Cheng Chih-lung was the first in the history of our nation to break the backboard. /Jan. 9 /China Times Weekly Wu Kung-min
Liu Chun-k'uan of Cheng Kung University died shortly after being kicked during a rugby game. /Apr. 3O /Taipei /China Times /Li Wei-ming
After the penalty for writing bad checks was reduced from a crime to a misdemeanor, imprisoned check kiters could finally return and enjoy the comforts of home./July 1 /Taoyuan /Economic Daily News Chang I-kung
Investors look on anxiously at the computer screen in the fervor of buying and selling. /Oct. 16 /Taipei /Sinorama Chiu Sheng-wang
After the import of foreign cigarettes was liberalized, competition on the domestic market became intense. Cigarette merchants have often held displays and invited the pubic to sample their wares. /June 13 /Kaohsiung /Taiwan Shin Wen Pao Daily News Li Chien-hui
When blackmailers threatened to poison the company's foilpacked beverages, President Enterprise Corp. recalled and destroyed some 720, 000 cartons from around the island to protect consumers and maintain its business reputation. /Oct. 24 /Tainan County /Sinorama Vincent Chang
An excavator putsan end to an illegal fish hatchery under Shuangyuan Bridge. /Sept. 17 /Pingtung County /Lu Chia
In order to tear down illegal fish hatcheries in Kaoping Creek, police from Pingtung County got an early start. /Sept. 17 /Pingtung County /Sinorama Arthur Cheng
After the mountain of trash in Hsintien appeared in the media, environmental protection workers tested the quality of the water nearby. /July 10 /Hsintien /Breakthrough Huang Tzu-ming
Pollution caused by the Li Ch'ang-jung Co. forced nearby neighbors to go to surrounding villages to get drinking water. /April /Hsinchu /Ren Chian Ts'ai Ming-te
(Right) Our nation's first A.I.D.S. victim faces the world. /June 26 /Taipei /China Times Hsiao Chia-ch'ing
(Left) Reporters gather at National Taiwan University Hospital to hold a meeting. The nation's first successful heart transplant patient, Sung Kuo-shan, lets out a smile. /Sept. 17 /Taipei /China Times Hsiao Chia-ch'ing
Since protests were not effective, locals used rocks to block the main entrance to the company and set up a tent to make ready for a long battle. /April /Hsinchu /Ren Chian Ts'ai Ming-te
After twelve years of planning, the world-standard National Theater and National Concert Hall opened this October. /Aug. 25 /Taipei /Kuohua Advertising Ltd. Lee Kuo-ts'un
Huang Chun-pi, 90, sold a hundred paintings and donated the proceeds to the elderly and orphans. Describing their sufferings to the press, he broke down and wept. /Oct. 21 /Taipei /Min Sheng Pao Yu Hui-hung
Heroes, military training, and ghosts were all popular subjects for movies.
The first graduating class of the Fokuang shan Buddhist Institute. A monk wipes the seat for guests. /Sept. 13 /Kaohsiung /Sinorama Chiu Sheng-wang
In an athletic meet for the employees of Taiwan Plastics, Chairman of the Board Wang Yung-ch'ing, aged seventy one, runs the 100 meter dash while carrying two 15 kg. bags of sand over his shoulders. /Mar. 29 /Taishan Village /Economic Daily News Chang I-kung
Dark smoke from a fire at the Tatung Co. covers the sky as firemen crouch on a rooftop to fight the blaze. /Feb. 20 /Taipei /Sinorama Chiu Sheng-wang
The Chihtan dam in Hsintien blocked nearly 150 tons of trash after typhoon Lynn hit the island. /Oct. 24 /Taipei County /Min Sheng Pao You Hui-hung
Several hundred victims of the fire at the Liu Fu Building escaped by the aid of a fire ladder. /July 12 /Taipei /Central Daily News Lin Hsi-ming
The colorful fragments flying everywhere are not bits of paper, but shreds of exploding hydrogen balloons, caused by sparks from firecrackers. It makes a pretty picture, but the danger is great. /Oct. 26 /Taipei /Sinorama Vincent Chang
The Happy Lottery craze reached Taipei this year. /Oct. 9 /Taipei /Sinorama Vincent Chang
At the starting line on Ta Tu Road, young daredevils wait for the wave of the flag. /Aug. 13 /Taipei /The Journalist Ch'en K'ai-chu
To persuade teenagers not to drag race, handicapped people started a campaign called, "Don't Join Our Ranks." /Aug. 15 /Taipei /Central Daily News Lin Hsi-ming
At the height of the drag racing craze, stores which sold motorcycle accessories made big profits. /Sept. /Taipei /China Times Lin Kuo-chang
MTV is one of the most popular forms of entertainment among young people these days. /Aug. 30 /Taipei Lu Chia
After the limitations on dancing and student hair styles were lifted, San Hsin Vocational High School was the first to do away with uniforms. /Mar. 26 /Kaohsiung /Taiwan Hsin Wen Pao Li Chien-hui
A visiting member of the Lions Club admires a grasshopper made of bamboo. /July /Taipei /Taiwan Evening News Cheng Ch'iung-chung
A member of the U.S. band in the Lions Club parade wore a shirt with a map of Taiwan on it. /July 1 /Taipei /Lu Chia
Albinism is a phenomenon of sudden genetic change. Domestically, there are many who look at these people with a lack of understanding. Four-year-old Liao Hung-lin has loving parents. From a very early age she learned to look after herself and enjoy a childhood no different from that of others. /Sept. 1 /Hsinchu /Ren Chian Yen Hsin-chu and Liao Chia-chan
（Above） Premier Yu Kuo-hwa visits Lee Kuan Yew, the Prime minister of Singapore. ／June 9 ／Singapore ／Government Information Office Li P'ei-hui.
（Below） Director General Yu-ming Shaw of the Government Information Office formally announces the lifting of the Emergency Decree activating martial law. ／July 14 ／Taipei ／Sinorama Vincent Chang.
（Below） At a meeting held by the Ministry of Defense, anticommunist hero Liu Chih-yuan displays the gun he carried with him. ／Nov. 19 ／Taipei ／Sinorama Chiu Sheng-wang.
After travel to the mainland was allowed for the purpose of visiting relatives, those longing to go back to visit their hometowns gathered at the Red Cross Society of China to fill out forms. ／Oct. 24 ／Taipei ／China Times Li Wei-min.
After travel to the mainland was allowed for the purpose of visiting relatives, those longing to go back to visit their hometowns gathered at the Red Cross Society of China to fill out forms. ／Oct. 24 ／Taipei ／China Times Li Wei-min.
The Legislative Yuan selects members for the budget committee. Chi You-min is supported by an assistant as he casts his vote. ／May 1 ／Taipei ／United Daily News Ch'en Shu-kuang.
Police officers form a human wall between groups of people supporting and those opposing the National Security Law, which was drafted after the lifting of the Emergency Decree activating martial law. ／June 12 ／Taipei ／Yang Yung-chih.
Chu Kao-cheng of the Legislative Yuan makes an effort to speak out of turn as Chang Hung-hsueh tries to block the "spray." ／Nov. 6 ／Taipei ／United Daily News Lin Chien-jung.
At the age of fourteen, Wang Ssu-t'ing seems to be our nation's most promising tennis star. ／Apr. 11 ／Taipei ／Min Sheng Pao Lin Ming-yuan.
Chu Chih-ch'ing, a star on the rise, is blocked by a U.S. player as he tries to grab a rebound. ／OCt. 21 ／Taipei ／Min Sheng Pao Lin Ming-yuan.
In the Chinese-Korean-Philippine basketball competition, Cheng Chih-lung was the first in the history of our nation to break the backboard. ／Jan. 9 ／China Times Weekly Wu Kung-min.
Liu Chun-k'uan of Cheng Kung University died shortly after being kicked during a rugby game. ／Apr. 3O ／Taipei ／China Times ／Li Wei-ming.
After the penalty for writing bad checks was reduced from a crime to a misdemeanor, imprisoned check kiters could finally return and enjoy the comforts of home.／July 1 ／Taoyuan ／Economic Daily News Chang I-kung.
Investors look on anxiously at the computer screen in the fervor of buying and selling. ／Oct. 16 ／Taipei ／Sinorama Chiu Sheng-wang.
When blackmailers threatened to poison the company's foilpacked beverages, President Enterprise Corp. recalled and destroyed some 720, 000 cartons from around the island to protect consumers and maintain its business reputation. ／Oct. 24 ／Tainan County ／Sinorama Vincent Chang.
After the import of foreign cigarettes was liberalized, competition on the domestic market became intense. Cigarette merchants have often held displays and invited the pubic to sample their wares. ／June 13 ／Kaohsiung ／Taiwan Shin Wen Pao Daily News Li Chien-hui.
An excavator putsan end to an illegal fish hatchery under Shuangyuan Bridge. ／Sept. 17 ／Pingtung County ／Lu Chia.
In order to tear down illegal fish hatcheries in Kaoping Creek, police from Pingtung County got an early start. ／Sept. 17 ／Pingtung County ／Sinorama Arthur Cheng.
After the mountain of trash in Hsintien appeared in the media, environmental protection workers tested the quality of the water nearby. ／July 10 ／Hsintien ／Breakthrough Huang Tzu-ming.
Pollution caused by the Li Ch'ang-jung Co. forced nearby neighbors to go to surrounding villages to get drinking water. ／April ／Hsinchu ／Ren Chian Ts'ai Ming-te.
（Left） Reporters gather at National Taiwan University Hospital to hold a meeting. The nation's first successful heart transplant patient, Sung Kuo-shan, lets out a smile. ／Sept. 17 ／Taipei ／China Times Hsiao Chia-ch'ing.
Since protests were not effective, locals used rocks to block the main entrance to the company and set up a tent to make ready for a long battle. ／April ／Hsinchu ／Ren Chian Ts'ai Ming-te.
（Right） Our nation's first A.I.D.S. victim faces the world. ／June 26 ／Taipei ／China Times Hsiao Chia-ch'ing.
After twelve years of planning, the world-standard National Theater and National Concert Hall opened this October. ／Aug. 25 ／Taipei ／Kuohua Advertising Ltd. Lee Kuo-ts'un.
Huang Chun-pi, 90, sold a hundred paintings and donated the proceeds to the elderly and orphans. Describing their sufferings to the press, he broke down and wept. ／Oct. 21 ／Taipei ／Min Sheng Pao Yu Hui-hung.
Heroes, military training, and ghosts were all popular subjects for movies.
Heroes, military training, and ghosts were all popular subjects for movies.
Heroes, military training, and ghosts were all popular subjects for movies.
The first graduating class of the Fokuang shan Buddhist Institute. A monk wipes the seat for guests. ／Sept. 13 ／Kaohsiung ／Sinorama Chiu Sheng-wang.
In an athletic meet for the employees of Taiwan Plastics, Chairman of the Board Wang Yung-ch'ing, aged seventy one, runs the 100 meter dash while carrying two 15 kg. bags of sand over his shoulders. ／Mar. 29 ／Taishan Village ／Economic Daily News Chang I-kung.
Dark smoke from a fire at the Tatung Co. covers the sky as firemen crouch on a rooftop to fight the blaze. ／Feb. 20 ／Taipei ／Sinorama Chiu Sheng-wang.
Several hundred victims of the fire at the Liu Fu Building escaped by the aid of a fire ladder. ／July 12 ／Taipei ／Central Daily News Lin Hsi-ming.
The Chihtan dam in Hsintien blocked nearly 150 tons of trash after typhoon Lynn hit the island. ／Oct. 24 ／Taipei County ／Min Sheng Pao You Hui-hung.
The colorful fragments flying everywhere are not bits of paper, but shreds of exploding hydrogen balloons, caused by sparks from firecrackers. It makes a pretty picture, but the danger is great. ／Oct. 26 ／Taipei ／Sinorama Vincent Chang.
The Happy Lottery craze reached Taipei this year. ／Oct. 9 ／Taipei ／Sinorama Vincent Chang.
At the starting line on Ta Tu Road, young daredevils wait for the wave of the flag. ／Aug. 13 ／Taipei ／The Journalist Ch'en K'ai-chu.
At the height of the drag racing craze, stores which sold motorcycle accessories made big profits. ／Sept. ／Taipei ／China Times Lin Kuo-chang.
To persuade teenagers not to drag race, handicapped people started a campaign called, "Don't Join Our Ranks." ／Aug. 15 ／Taipei ／Central Daily News Lin Hsi-ming.
After the limitations on dancing and student hair styles were lifted, San Hsin Vocational High School was the first to do away with uniforms. ／Mar. 26 ／Kaohsiung ／Taiwan Hsin Wen Pao Li Chien-hui.
MTV is one of the most popular forms of entertainment among young people these days. ／Aug. 30 ／Taipei Lu Chia.
A visiting member of the Lions Club admires a grasshopper made of bamboo. ／July ／Taipei ／Taiwan Evening News Cheng Ch'iung-chung.
A member of the U.S. band in the Lions Club parade wore a shirt with a map of Taiwan on it. ／July 1 ／Taipei ／Lu Chia.
Albinism is a phenomenon of sudden genetic change. Domestically, there are many who look at these people with a lack of understanding. Four-year-old Liao Hung-lin has loving parents. From a very early age she learned to look after herself and enjoy a childhood no different from that of others. ／Sept. 1 ／Hsinchu ／Ren Chian Yen Hsin-chu and Liao Chia-chan.
Albinism is a phenomenon of sudden genetic change. Domestically, there are many who look at these people with a lack of understanding. Four-year-old Liao Hung-lin has loving parents. From a very early age she learned to look after herself and enjoy a childhood no different from that of others. ／Sept. 1 ／Hsinchu ／Ren Chian Yen Hsin-chu and Liao Chia-chan.
Albinism is a phenomenon of sudden genetic change. Domestically, there are many who look at these people with a lack of understanding. Four-year-old Liao Hung-lin has loving parents. From a very early age she learned to look after herself and enjoy a childhood no different from that of others. ／Sept. 1 ／Hsinchu ／Ren Chian Yen Hsin-chu and Liao Chia-chan.
Albinism is a phenomenon of sudden genetic change. Domestically, there are many who look at these people with a lack of understanding. Four-year-old Liao Hung-lin has loving parents. From a very early age she learned to look after herself and enjoy a childhood no different from that of others. ／Sept. 1 ／Hsinchu ／Ren Chian Yen Hsin-chu and Liao Chia-chan.
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