Taiwan

BYU Hawaii Taiwan Club Culture Night 2006

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Why I should be chosen Miss Preteen Taiwan?
-culture
-meeting new people
Any other ideas?

Write about your culture/history of your country…

good luck

I’m planning to go to Taiwan where are some good places to go? I love tradition and culture!

Cultures in Taiwan are quite diverse, yet maintain harmony and mutual respect.

Some suggestions of beneficial things to see:

1) Taipei 101 and the Shui Shan Tunnel: two feats of modern engineering worth taking a look at.
2) Hitting a "night life" hotspot in Taipei: getting a taste of the local big city music scene can be both exciting and a little disturbing; ask to taste some betle nuts, and see what happens.
3) Dan Shui (in Taipei) and its night market: a sample of the hustle bustle of city people trying to find a readily available way relax and chow down on tasty foods; whatever you’re looking for that evening, is probably there somewhere.
3) Taroko Gorge Nat’l Park: a monumental display of the natural beauty found in Taiwan which affects their spiritual culture and coaxes your heart to experience the days of yesteryear as you hike along a pathway through the wilderness.
4) Going for a ride on a rented scooter along the backroads outside the metro areas: there’s nothing quite like "getting out there" and interacting with the locals to open your eyes to the warmth found in the hearts of traditional Taiwanese.
5) Taking a walk at 5AM: you’d be surprised at the nice people you find outside at that time doing their morning rituals to promote peace of mind; be quiet and observe.
6) Any display of aboriginal arts, crafts, music, or dancing: the colors, the happiness, the food, the drinking, and the fact they actually take an interest in YOU and YOUR happiness will surely pluck your heartstrings.
7) Enter a Daoist temple: the brilliant colors, detailed architecture, and mysterious statues are enough to captivate your eye, and the practices of the common people there will intrigue you.

Enjoy!

enjoy!!

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i am so confused, my parents, basically my whole entire family except my brother are 100% taiwanese ie. they were born and raised there
i was born in australia and raised in australia but i go back to taiwan for a month every year
yes, if you look at me it is clear that i’m asian

so what’s my nationality, ethnic, and culture?

Your nationality is Australian and your ethnicity is Taiwanese,your culture is what you choose to identify with.

影片名稱：「Sixty years of Bento culture at the rice meal box cultural house」

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Passing the Eastern Taiwan rift valley, most tourists try to taste the Chishang rice meal box with a sixty-year fame.
This rice meal has become part of Taiwanese culture and history. In order to preserve its memory, the rice meal box culture house was established in October of 2009, displaying ingredients of the Chishang meal box and the rice culture of Taitung valley.
The Chishang rice meal box is a must try when visiting Chishang Township.

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There are so many countries and cultures in Asia, and please pick one of the list below, which culture is the most exotic/interesting to you? If you don’t care about Asian culture then don’t answer.

Japanese
Chinese (Mainland)
Chinese (Taiwan)
Korean
Philippines
Vietnam
Thailand
Malaysian
Indonesian
Laotian
Cambodian
Burmese

Malaysian seems the most exotic to me

but Korea is the most interesting

do they want unification or separation? do they think of themseleves as one culture or two seperate cultures?

The majority of Taiwanese want to be separate and independent of China, but many of the families who came from China during the civil war and since still consider themselves as Chinese culturally. They understand that they share a cultural and historical connection to the mainland in the similar what that the US and UK share cultural and historical connections while remaining independent of each other. Modern Taiwanese with Chinese heritage consider themselves as 2 separate cultures that share a common historical culture.

Its really simple but extremely confusing and complex at the same time.

It should be noted that there are those who do want unification with the PRC but they are in a minority group, something like 1-6% of the over all population. Those who do want to to unify with the PRC state Hong Kong as an example of how Taiwan would be in such an event.

However in my humble opinion, it seems unlikely that Taiwan would fall under such good grace as HK considering that HK was occupied by a fully recognized foreign power where as Taiwan is considered a rouge providence by PRC law.

@Matt of Asia
I agree with you that my 10% might be a little on the high side, but I was taking into account for all the businessmen who have sold out to China and feel that it is better for them unify with the mainland. So I edited to reflect a more conservative number.

The 2010 Bao Sheng Cultural Festival at Taipei’s Bao An temple, Taiwan. On the 15th day of the 3rd lunar month, this celebration of the Chinese Medicine God is held. The 2010 event saw delegates from mainland China temples join the festival in Taiwan.

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I made a new friend from Taiwan and want to learn more about the culture so I can better understand my friend’s history. I looked it up on wikipedia but it looks a little too overwhelming. Do you anything about the culture, people, country you can share in your own words please? Thanks!

The Island is called Formosa and it is located right north of the Republic of the Philippines. The Chinese calls it Chinese Taipei because they believed it belongs to the mainland China. The Taiwanese, consider themselves independent. Chang-Kai-Shek brought the culture from China to Taiwan. The Capital City of Taiwan is Taipei.