Taiwan

Highlights of 2018 Christmas Celebrations in Taiwan

Though Christmas is not an official holiday in Taiwan, it is still marked by a great many people across the country. Christmas celebrations in Taiwan are, in fact, one of the most significant celebrations from November to December every year. It is therefore not uncommon to see shopping malls, stores, and households across Taiwan put ...

Billy Shyu

A Magnificent Chrysanthemum Show in Taiwan

One of the most important events taking place at the Shilin Official Residence in Taipei, Taiwan, is the chrysanthemum show held in November and December every year. The glamorous floral festival was originally held in observance of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s birthday on October 31 from the 1950s to 1975, as the chrysanthemum is a symbol of longevity ...

Billy Shyu

A Magnificent Outdoor Sculpture Museum in Taiwan

Juming Museum (朱銘美術館) is a magnificent outdoor sculpture museum featuring some 2,000 pieces of sculpture artworks created by internationally renowned sculptor Ju Ming (朱銘), also known as Ju Chuan-Tai (朱川泰). Covering an area of around 11 hectares (27 acres) in New Taipei City’s Jinshan District in northern Taiwan, Juming Museum is located on the top ...

Billy Shyu

An Amazing Fish Jade Exhibition

Over 400 amazing fish jade pieces collected by a Taiwanese entrepreneur who has dedicated 50 years of his life to the seafood industry are on display at Chang Yung-Fa Foundation International Convention Center in Taipei, Taiwan, from November 10-25, 2018. These precious works of art are part of the 1,000-plus fish-related jade items collected by Yen ...

Billy Shyu

The National Museum of Taiwan History

Opening in 2011 after 12 years of planning and construction, the National Museum of Taiwan History is a great destination for a comprehensive overview of Taiwan’s history, which was largely ignored in the past because of political reasons. National Museum of Taiwan History Located in southern Taiwan’s Tainan City and covering an area of 20 hectares, ...

Billy Shyu

Taiwan Venturing Boldly Into New Trade Markets

With Taiwan’s two biggest export markets, China and the U.S., engaged in an all-out trade war, the island nation is caught between two choices — it can either choose to side with China and risk being integrated with it or stand with the U.S. and operate as a free nation. Taiwan’s deepening trade with China ...

Nspirement Staff

A Cozy Fishing Harbor Known for Its Delicious Crabs

Located on the North Coast of Taiwan, Wanli (萬里) is a cozy district in New Taipei City. With four small fishing harbors, Wanli is known for catching natural sea crabs, including flower crabs (花蟹), three-spot crabs (三點蟹), and stone crabs (石蟳). These three species of crabs are generally referred to as Wanli Crab (萬里蟹), which is ...

Billy Shyu

A Gift From the Gods — Taiwan’s Paiwan Glass Beads

The following is a short story from the Paiwan people, an indigenous people of Taiwan. They are well known for their mastery of glass beads, also referred to as Paiwan glass beads. Once upon a time, the sun deity went down to the human world to look for a nice and beautiful land that was ...

Hermann Rohr

A Paiwan glass bead necklace.

Taiwan Rated by WEF as One of the World’s 4 Super Innovators

According to the 2018 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on October 17, 2018, Taiwan remains 13th among the 140 economies being assessed around the world. Among others, it ranks 4th in East Asia and Pacific, behind Singapore (2nd), Japan (5th) and Hong Kong (7th), but ahead of ...

Billy Shyu

Taipei, Taiwan.

Taiwan’s Unique National Day Celebrations 2018

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence lauded Taiwan’s embrace of democracy as “a better path for all the Chinese people” on October 4. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen referred to Taiwan (officially the Republic of China) as a  lighthouse “for those who long for democracy” in her address at the 107th Double Tenth National Day celebrations on ...

Billy Shyu

Taiwan's National Day.