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Mei Feng Farm, a Striking Highland Farm in Taiwan

Mei Feng Farm (梅峰農場) is located in central Taiwan’s Nantou County, and it is a striking highland farm for ecotourism, education, and leisure. It is especially famous for its peach blossom tunnels and the successful restoration and breeding of the endangered Pleione formosana Hayata (一葉蘭).

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Intriguing Traditions of the Chinese Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival is one of the most celebrated holidays across Asia and it officially marks the last day of the Lunar New Year celebrations. It falls on the 15th day of the 1st month on the Lunar Calendar, the first night of the year’s full moon. So this year it is on Friday, February ...

Jessica Kneipp

Ancient painting of a Lantern Festival.

A Typical New Year’s Eve Reunion Dinner in Taiwan

Despite the unabated COVID-19 resurgence and the repeated intrusion into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) by the Chinese Communist regime’s warplanes, Taiwanese people still went ahead with their celebration of the lunar New Year having their New Year’s Eve reunion dinner as usual, except wearing face masks.  Please watch the following video of a ...

Billy Shyu

A large bouquet of flowers.

New Year Reunion Dinner in Taiwan

Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival (chūn jié 春節), is the most important festival for Taiwanese people, and the Lunar New Year’s Eve dinner is the most essential part of the festival. Commonly referred to as the “reunion dinner (nián yè fàn年夜飯, or tuán yuán fàn 團圓飯),” the ...

Billy Shyu