a family tour, spiritual exile, taiwan, ying liang

‘A Family Tour’: A Film About Exile Experiences

in the film A Family Tour, exiled Chinese director Ying Liang has refined his life experiences . At the premiere in Taiwan on the evening of November 4, Ying Liang said that he has been in a state of spiritual exile for many years. “I have been drifting away from China,” he said. The film uses ...

Nspirement Staff

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

DGA Lifetime Honorary Award Winner Ang Lee

On October 18, Voice of America reported that the internationally renowned film director Ang Lee received a lifetime honorary award from the Directors Guild of America (DGA) for his daring innovation. The DGA said that as an avant-garde filmmaker, Ang Lee dared to take risks, tried various types of film production, and made a huge ...

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

Flu Vaccination Rate in Taiwan Sets New Record

Because of the country’s subtropical climate, the flu is a year-round epidemic in Taiwan. The annual government-sponsored vaccination program covers 25 percent of the population, which is a remarkable result compared to other countries. These statistics were posted in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) and caught the attention of the staff from the ...

Nspirement Staff

Influenza vaccine.

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.

The Famous Dongpu Hot Spring Area in Taiwan

Often referred to as “The Hot Spring Kingdom,” Taiwan is one of the world’s top 15 hot spring destinations. With some 130 hot spring sites, Taiwan has one of the highest concentrations and greatest variety of hot springs in the world, including the Dongpu Hot Spring area. Please watch the following video of  the Dongpu ...

Billy Shyu

Symphony Orchestra Captivates Tens of Thousands of People in Taiwan

Cosponsored by the cultural department of various city and county governments, as well as some civic organizations in Taiwan, the New York-based Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra was invited to perform in Taiwan for a third straight year in September 2018.  Watch the trailer of the Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra 2018: The Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra ...

Billy Shyu

Shen Yun orchestra.