41. Forumosa.com :: View Forum - Culture & History taiwan culture and history alerts, 2, Bu Lai En, 65, Mon Apr 05, 2004 1240 pm Bu Lai En View latest post. Poll Culture Taipei! Yea or Nay? http://forumosa.com/taiwan/viewforum.php?f=12

42. Information Division, Taipei Economic And Cultural Office In New York This site provides information about Republic of China on taiwan, Visa, events, news, culture, Consulate Generals, scholarly research, business and economy. 17, 2004) taiwan's Lack of Immediate http://www.taipei.org/

Dragon Boat Racing: A Journey into History (June 2, 2004) President Chen's Inaugural Speech 'Paving the Way for a Sustainable Taiwan' (May 20, 2004) ROC Cabinet Members (May 20, 2004) Press Release From Government Information Office (May 17, 2004) Taiwan's Lack of Immediate Access to WHO Information: China Has No Right to Prevent Taiwanese People From Pursuing Better Health (April 20, 2004) The Global Health Imperatives for Granting Taiwan WHA Observership (April 15, 2004) President Chen's interview by the Washington Post (March 30, 2004) Taiwan 2004 Presidential Election and Aftermath Reports and Commentaries (March 26, 2004) Proclamation of the Central Election Commission (March 26, 2004) International Press Conference (March 25, 2004) Election Press Conference for the Foreign Press (March 22, 2004) More.. More...

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44. Taiwanese Culture And Literature Research Group for taiwanese History and culture (RGTHC) taiwan Studies Institute a privately funded, nonpartisan 30 h - 17.15 h taiwan's culture Storage and Source of Greater http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/slc/taiwan_engl.htm

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45. Taiwan Romanization (pinyin) And Culture Web site devoted to taiwan, its places, culture, and history. And esp. how to spell its place names correctly. Romanization.com. a guide to taiwan. Taipei MRT comparing WadeGiles and MPS 2 http://www.romanization.com/

Romanization.com a guide to Taiwan Taipei MRT MRT station names in hanyu pinyin (with tones) MRT station names without tones maps other Taiwan place names in hanyu pinyin and traditional spellings Taiwan cities and counties train stations Taipei streets street names in hanyu pinyin street sign styles the Taipei "nick-numbering" system methods for romanizing Chinese new! (Feb. 2002) chart comparing zhuyin, Wade-Giles, MPS-2, hanyu pinyin, Yale, and tongyong pinyin systems chart comparing hanyu pinyin, tongyong pinyin, and bopofomo (zhuyin) where to place tone marks chart comparing Wade-Giles and MPS 2 (Taiwan's official romanization system) ... emperors of China's Ming dynasty misc. Taiwan's Presidential Election typhoon names no Chinese yet, sorry advanced search comments, corrections, and suggestions for additions:

46. ¤¤µØ¥Á°ê°ê±¡-¤å¤Æ Covers different areas of Chinese culture and their influence in taiwan. http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/culture/

47. Sports And Recreation Government site providing information on contemporary arts and culture, with an emphasis on the visual arts. http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/chpt21.htm

Sports and Recreation Yangmingshan National Park, with its rich geographical landscape and many tourist attractions, is a renowned recreational spot north of Taipei City. (Courtesy of Yu Chia-jung, Tourism Bureau) As people's quality of living continues to improve due to technological innovation, the developed countries of the world are beginning to regard health and physical fitness of the population as an overall indicator of national power. Sports, the best way to improve the stamina of individual citizens, are the key to demonstrating a nation's competitiveness. The government formulated the Challenge 2008 National Development Plan ¬D¾Ô¤G¡³¡³¤K°ê®aµo®i­«ÂI­pµe in May 2002 to foster the creativity and talent Taiwan needs to transform itself into a "green silicon island." In the plan, the Executive Yuan stresses that physical health is the foundation for the next generation of society. Therefore, education in sports is an important goal for the central government, which will allocate resources to the sports and leisure industries in the upcoming six years to generate added value to its products and services. The government focuses its training efforts on sports in which it has the resources to do well at the Olympic Games, such as table tennis, baseball, shooting, archery, and gymnastics. These are some of the disciplines in which Taiwan usually has a chance of winning a medal.

48. Taiwan Hokkien A cultural summary of the Hokkienspeaking peasant villagers of taiwan. http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/EthnoAtlas/Hmar/Cult_dir/Culture.7871

Society-TAIWAN-HOKKIEN The Taiwan Hokkien consist of the Hokkien-speaking peasant villagers of Taiwan, China's largest and most important island. Taiwan is located on the Tropic of Cancer (lat. 23 degrees 30 min. N) in South China, and is separated from the mainland by the Formosa Strait. The island is about 230 miles long and 90 miles wide, consisting mostly of a high range of rugged mountains occupying the central area and the east coast. During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Taiwan was the home base for Chinese and Japanese pirates who attacked shipping in the South China Sea. Chinese from Fukien and Kwangtung provinces began to emigrate to Taiwan in large numbers in the seventeenth century. During this same period, the Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese vied for control of the island. Taiwan was made an independent kingdom of China in 1661, a district of Fukien in 1683, and an independent province of China in 1886. The island was ceded to Japan in 1895, at the end of the Sino-Japanese war, but was returned to the Republic of China in 1945. When the Communists conquered mainland China in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist government took refuge in Taiwan and made Taipei their capital. The four main languages spoken in Taiwan are Japanese, Taiwanese, Mandarin, and Hakka. Taiwanese is spoken by 80 percent of the population. The term Taiwanese (also Min-nan and Formosan Chinese) refers to the Hokkien, i.e., those Chinese-speaking people who emigrated between 1600 and 1890 to Taiwan from the mainland southeast coastal province of Fukien. There are two Hokkien dialects in Taiwan, which are mutually intelligible. Mandarin is the official language of the government and is used in the schools. The total population of Taiwan in 1966 was 13,383,357. Although no population statistics are available specifically for the Hokkien in Taiwan, they are included in the Taiwanese category (along with the Hakka), which comprises 86 percent of the total population (Barnett 1971: 62). The Hokkien are the major ethnic group on the island. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the population has been increasing, due to a high birth rate (which is now decreasing), and also due to a dramatic decline in the mortality rate, attributed primarily to better public health facilities and improved sanitation. Individual villagers are members of chia (families) and hu (households), which are not necessarily coterminous. The average size of a chia is 5.8 members. The chia are organized into a series of distinct agnatic corporate groups. Persons with the same surname are considered to be agnates having a common ancestor in the male line. Surname exogamy is absolute. Historically, villages were often composed of people with the same surname, but today this has changed. Several hu are combined into lin (neighborhoods), and each lin has a lin chang (a neighborhood leader), who is selected by consensus. Above the lin is the li (ward), headed by the li chang (mayor). The next higher level of administration is the township council. The mayor and the representative to the township council are both elected officials. One of the most significant units of government is the ts'un (village). Even though the ts'un has few functions, it is the prime identification unit for the rural Taiwanese. The ts'un functions as a registration unit for land and as a postal address. The levels of government above the ts'un are hsiang (township); ch'u (district); hsien (county); sheng (province); and the Republic of China. Historically, self-government on the local level has been a significant part of the Chinese system, because the federal government rarely extended as influence below the county level. Today, there are still significant elements of traditional local control. Changes in the election system include secret elections, majority vote, female suffrage, and voting individually rather than by families. Even though national government policies directly affect the villagers, they often do not participate in national affairs. The family is considered to be the most important social group, and kinship units are significant factors in the social life of the village. Certain changes in the society, however, are gradually affecting family life, especially in the cities. These changes include urbanization and industrialization, the increase of female education, the Land Reform Program that was started in 1949, and contact with foreign ideas. Among the rural population, many aspects of traditional family life still remain, and the family is still the basic unit of social security. The chia is the basic economic unit and consists of those persons who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption, have common property, and a common budget. The hu includes temporary residents, such as distant relatives, servants, or workers. The Chinese kinship system is classified as patrilocal, patrilineal, and patriarchal. Although the extended family is the traditional ideal type of family, two other families are preferred today in rural Taiwanthe stem family and the nuclear family. Kinship ties beyond the household are also important, particularly with ch'in tsu (patrilineally related kin). The largest patrilineal descent group is the tsu (clan). Members of the same tsu have the same surname, they may be united through a common ancestral temple, and they may live in the same community. In the past, the tsu was comprised of many hundreds of people, spread out over a wide geographical area. During the Japanese occupation (1895-1945), many clan functions (political, educational, protective) were superseded by administrative institutions. As a result, clans today are neither large nor numerous. The economy of Taiwan is based mainly on agriculture and industry. The central government enacted legislation to encourage economic development and to provide for the equalization of land ownership through land reform and the restriction of private capital. Agricultural development has been sufficient both to feed the population of Taiwan and have surpluses for export and industrial processing. The most important agricultural products are rice, tropical fruits, sugar, tea, and sweet potatoes. Pigs and poultry are raised, and fishing has increased in scope and scale. The dairy industry has only recently been introduced. Almost half of the population live on farms and are engaged in farming, but increasing industrialization has changed the structure of Taiwan's economy to such an extent that the contribution of industry now exceeds that of agriculture. Although religion is a major influence in their lives, most Taiwanese do not participate in organized religions. Their religion is a combination of Confucianism and animism, permeated with Taoist elements and often placed in a Buddhist framework. Ancestor worship is a focal point of Confucianism and animism. Animism and magic both play an important part in the folk beliefs and practices of the rural people. The peasants believe that the world is inhabited by benevolent and malevolent spirits of animals, forces of nature, and human beings. Shamans and mediums are used by the villagers to deal with these supernatural forces. Many converts to Christianity have been made both by Protestantism and Roman Catholicism. Culture summary by Heather M. Fellows Barnett, William Kester. An ethnographic description of Sanlei Ts'un, Taiwan, with emphasis on women's roles, overcoming research problems caused by the presence of a great tradition. Ann Arbor, University Microfilms, 1971. 3, 15, 565 l.illus., tables. (University Microfilms Publications, no. 71-2026) Dissertation (Anthropology) Michigan State University, 1970. 7871

49. Taiwan - Culture taiwan s culture. Sculpting and calligraphy are part of the traditional Chinese arts. The West began influencing taiwan s culture in the 1950 s and 60 s. http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/pges/kid-pages/islands/taiwan/culture.html

Taiwan's Culture Sculpting and calligraphy are part of the traditional Chinese arts. Painting is another popular form of art in Taiwan. The West began influencing Taiwan's culture in the 1950's and 60's. Western art and literature influenced the work of many Taiwanese writers and artists. Western clothing also became popular. Many ancient holidays and customs of China are still celebrated in Taiwan. Popular festivals include the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Feast of Lanterns. History Economy Government Plants and Animals ... Home

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51. Traditional Chinese Culture In The R.O.C. On Taiwan Traditional Chinese culture in the R.O.C. on taiwan. Republic of China on taiwan. Cultural Division, TECO in Houston http://www.houstoncul.org/culdir/culture.htm

HomePage (English version) What'sNew ªA°È§Ö°T ¯d¾Ç¼ú§U°T®§ ... ²Õªø±MÄæ Traditional Chinese Culture in the R.O.C. on Taiwan (Source: Goverment Information Office, R.O.C. on Taiwan) Sponsored by Ministry of Education , Republic of China on Taiwan Cultural Division, TECO in Houston 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2910 Houston, Texas, 77046 Tel: (713) 871-0851 Fax: (713) 871-0854 E-mail: houcul@houstoncul.org (Last update: August 16, 1995 by Sheng-fu Lee, (713) 871-0879)

52. Taiwan - Culture in taiwan. The range of wines is unbelievable and this has not only enriched the pleasure of drinking but also has made the winedrinking culture of the http://www.marimari.com/content/taiwan/best_of/culture/culture.html

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53. Traditional Chinese Culture In Taiwan : Chinese Dance History of chinese dance as well as brief information on some modern chinese dance companies. http://www.houstoncul.org/culdir/danc/danc.htm

HomePage (English version) What'sNew ªA°È§Ö°T ¯d¾Ç¼ú§U°T®§ ... ²Õªø±MÄæ Traditional Chinese Culture in Taiwan : Chinese Dance The Art of Chinese Dance Most people use sound to communicate in their everyday life, but a dancer on stage uses his limbs and body to do the same thing. Just like the Chinese language, Chinese dance has its own unique vocabulary, semantics, and syntactic structure that enable a dancer on stage to fully express his thoughts and feelings with ease and grace. The art of Chinese dance traces its origins to even before the appearance of the first written Chinese characters. Ceramic pots have been unearthed in the Sun Chia Chai excavation site in Ta-tung County of the western Chinese province of Chinghai that depict colorful dancing figures. A study of these archaeological artifacts reveals that people of the Neolithic Yang-shao culture of around the fourth millennium B.C. already had choreo graphed group dances in which the participants locked arms and stamped their feet while singing to instrumental accompaniment. Chinese dance was divided into two types, civilian and military, during the Shang and Chou periods of the first millennium B.C. In civilian dance, dancers held feather banners in their hands, symbolizing the distribution of the fruits of the day's hunting or fishing. This gradually developed into the dance used in the emperor's periodic sacrificial rituals held outside the city, and other religious rituals.

54. Traditional Chinese Culture In Taiwan : Architecture Introduction and history of Chinese architecture. http://www.houstoncul.org/culdir/arch/arch.htm

HomePage (English version) What'sNew ªA°È§Ö°T ¯d¾Ç¼ú§U°T®§ ... ²Õªø±MÄæ Traditional Chinese Culture in Taiwan : Architecture The Art of Chinese Architecture People who come to the Republic of China for the first time and see examples of traditional Chinese buildings with their curved roofs, bold colors, and intricate outlines may wonder how the Chinese ever came up with this unique architectural style. The basic feature of Chinese architecture is rectangularly-shaped units of space joined together into a whole. Temples in ancient Greece also employed rectangular spaces, but the overall effect tended to austerity. The Chinese style, by contrast, combines rectangular shapes varying in size and position according to importance into an organic whole, with each level and component clearly distinguished. As a result, traditional Chinese style buildings have an imposing yet dynamic and intriguing exterior. The combination of units of space in traditional Chinese architecture abides by the principles of balance and symmetry. The main structure is the axis, and the secondary structures are positioned as two wings on either side to form the main room and yard. Residences, official buildings, temples, and palaces all follow these same basic principles. The distribution of interior space reflects Chinese social and ethical values. In traditional residential buildings, for example, members of a family are assigned living quarters based on the family hierarchy. The master of the house occupies the main room, the elder members of the master's family live in the compound in back, and the younger members of the family live in the wings to the left and right; those with seniority on the left, and the others on the right.

55. Taiwan - Culture Century. With the advancement in time, puppetry in taiwan acquired its own distinct cultural features and artistic styles. The most http://www.marimari.com/content/taiwan/best_of/culture/culture2.html

HOME Hotel Tour Cruise ... Car Select Destination Australia Bali Brunei China Hong Kong Japan Korea Macau Malaysia Myanmar New Zealand Philippines Singapore Taiwan Thailand Vietnam TAIWAN Hotels in Taiwan Popular Places Best of Taiwan Entertainment ... General Info EDITOR'S PICK Editorial Express It! TRAVEL TOOLS Weather Check Currency Converter TimeZone Converter Language Translator ... Stock Index MARIMARI.COM About Us Contact Us Join Us Reservation Terms ... Site Map Best of Taiwan Craft l Culture l Games l Tea Culture Back Next Puppetry Puppet shows are very common and entertaining. Chinese puppetry, on the other hand, is a traditional culture that began as early as the 10th Century during the Sung Dynasty. Two forms of Chinese puppetry include marionette theater and shadow theater. Both forms were highly developed even back in the Sung Dynasty. In China, puppetry is considered to be an art of tremendous visual and aural attraction. In Taiwan, there is an additional form of puppetry called the glove puppet theater. Immigrants from the southern coast of the Chinese mainland introduced puppetry to Taiwan in the early 19th Century. With the advancement in time, puppetry in Taiwan acquired its own distinct cultural features and artistic styles. The most widely used puppetry is the string marionette. Shows are based on religious purposes other than entertaining audiences. Some consider puppet shows to be a form of appreciation to the gods or to drive away evil.

56. New Taiwan, Ilha Formosa: The Website For Taiwan's History, Present, And Future About Taiwanese advocacy organizations based in Washington, with updated news, history and culture, documents, and links. http://www.taiwandc.org/

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57. Taiwan - Culture Shock! taiwan culture Shock! Buy from Mapsworldwide, taiwan - culture Shock! Search Mapsworldwide. Advanced search. http://www.mapsworldwide.com/mwwlive/m20917.htm

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58. Traditional Chinese Culture In Taiwan: Chinese Macrame Traditional Chinese culture in taiwan. Example and information about Chinese knotting. http://www.houstoncul.org/culdir/macr/macr.htm

HomePage (English version) What'sNew ªA°È§Ö°T ¯d¾Ç¼ú§U°T®§ ... ²Õªø±MÄæ Traditional Chinese Culture in Taiwan: The Ties That Bind , which was commonly seen on the streamers hanging down from the waistband of the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy. Similarly, the basic form of the Pan-ch'ang Knot, which is actually a series of continuous loops, symbolizes the Buddhist conception of continuity and the origin of all things. Indeed, the Pan-ch'ang A wall-hanging with a pattern that symbolizes being doubly blessed with happiness and wealth

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Asia Directory FarEast.us Society and Culture Homes Top Regional Asia ... Taiwan Society and Culture CATEGORIES Animal Welfare Education@ Environment Ethnicity ... Women LINKS Oriented http://www.oriented.org Online community network for Taiwan's global professionals. Traditional Chinese Culture In Taiwan http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/culture/ Covers different areas of Chinese culture and their influence in Taiwan. Taiwan Arts And Culture Guide http://www.asiadragons.com/taiwan/arts_and_culture/ Links of arts, culture and religions sites of Taiwan. Open Directory Modified by Gogog Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web Submit a Site Open Directory Project Become an Editor Privacy Notice ... Contact Us

60. Delight A Friend Send An E-card, Delight A Friend Send An E-card A catalog of images from taiwan. Features scenery, birds, festivals, culture and paper cutting arts. http://th.gio.gov.tw/ecard/

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