Readers’ Photos

Hakka Culture and Aesthetics

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Readers’ Photos:

Images of Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples

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Central Fountain, Chiayi

The Central Fountain in Chiayi City is an important local landmark. In its center stands a bronze statue of baseball pitcher Wu Ming-chieh (1911–1983) made by sculptor Pu Hao-ming, symbolizing the cohesive spirit of Taiwan. At night the colorful lights of the fountain and the traffic flowing a......

The Zhounan Salt Field

Baskets of snow-white sun-dried salt are stacked in neat rows at the Zhounan Salt Field in Chiayi’s Budai Township. Thanks to the efforts of government agencies and local cultural activists, this formerly abandoned salt field is once again being used for solar salt making, and through environm......

Learning Huayu in Taiwan

—A Journey of Boundless Possibilities

Lukas Engström is a Swedish national based in Taiwan. Shortly after he started to learn Mandarin Chinese here, he visited a soft drinks bar to buy a cup of pearl milk tea. While in the queue, he kept repeating to himself the Chinese phrases he had to say to the staff. When at last he gave the ......

Soothing Taiwan’s Sweet Tooth

Stories of Local Pastries

Rivaling Willy Wonka’s legendary chocolate bars, and laden with even more stories than Marcel Proust’s madeleine cakes, Taiwanese pastries continue to satisfy our sweet tooth. With their origins in traditional Chinese confectionery, they are made with local ingredients rich in cultural meaning......

Tradition and Innovation:

The Protean Power of Instant Noodles

Who invented instant noodles? In Taiwan, we come across the forerunner of instant noodles, the world’s first instant noodles with sauce packets containing sumptuous chunks of meat, as well as those featuring distinctively local recipes that make use of Chinese medicinal herbs and huadiao, a cl......

A New Trend in Medical Tourism

—Healthcare and Health Maintenance in Taiwan

Hospitals in Taiwan possess high-end medical technology and equipment, and Taiwan is a world leader in certain specialties, including liver transplantation and reproductive medicine. Institutions here provide very cost-effective healthcare services and have a competitive advantage against the ......