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Just the Right Light:

Lighting Tainan’s Historic Streetscape

A light comes on at the flick of a switch. Making it reveal a building’s character and a city’s stories is much harder. Coinciding with the “Tainan 400” commemorations marking the city’s 400th anniversary in 2024, this city layered with history began asking what it should look like after dark.......

Lighting Tainan After Dark:

Reading a Historic City Anew Through Light

Every city has its own light, reflecting something of its character. Paris at night calls romance to mind; Tokyo’s lights suggest technology and the future; New York’s feel modern and exuberant. What about Tainan?......

A Century of Taiwanese Arts and Letters Arrives in Tokyo

Synchronic Constellation Opens at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

In early September 2026, Tokyo welcomed a major event in the history of Taiwan–Japan cultural exchange. Co-organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) and Taiwan’s Roots Films Ltd., and supported by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, and Hakka Affairs Counci......

Tainan’s Human Rights Landscape —

Tang Te-chang’s Road of Justice and Courage

While walking through Tainan City you may have passed by the verdant Tang Te-chang Memorial Park, or by Tang Te-chang’s former residence. The city has even declared March 13, the date of his execution in 1947, a memorial day in his honor. Nonetheless, whether we say his name in Mandarin (Tang ......

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The Art and Meanings of Lanterns

—An Indispensable Part of Life Rituals

In the middle of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, we visit Chunqiu Fine Arts Studio on Minzu Road in Changhua City. The arcade space outside the studio is hung with numerous handmade lanterns of various designs. Depicted on them are personalities including the four great field marshals......

Qu Yuan’s Poetics of Solitude:

Solitary Elegy / Splendor at the National Palace Museum

Beyond time-honored customs—eating zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), racing dragon boats, hanging mugwort to ward off evil, balancing eggs at noon, and collecting “noon water”—this year’s Dragon Boat Festival offers a special experience. Currently on view at the National Palace Museum (NPM), the......

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 ......

Taiwan’s Agent from Above Hits Netflix

Redefining Fantasy with “Taiwanese Cyberpunk”

Adapted from the hit novel of the same name, the fantasy action series Agent from Above is set to premiere globally as a Netflix exclusive on April 2. Drawing deep inspiration from Taiwan’s traditional temple culture, the series successfully constructs a unique “Taiwanese Cyberpunk” aesthetic.......