History
Orchid Island’s rocky history: Part 4/4 and tourist info
Part One here; and Part 2; Part 3 Check out this link at Travel & Culture magazine to read AmCham’s abridged version…
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History
Orchid Island’s rocky history, Part 3/4
Part One here; and Part 2 If the Tao people of Taiwan’s Orchid Island can overcome some modern-day challenges while celebrating and…
History
Orchid Island’s rocky history, Part 2/4
Part One here If the Tao people of Taiwan’s Orchid Island can overcome some modern-day challenges while celebrating and sharing their rich…
Travel
Touring Taiwan’s outlying islands
An excerpt of the Lin Yang (of the DPA, Deutsche Presse-Agentur) interview with Trista di Genova, who has traveled to and written…
Travel
A Blessing for the Start of Work on the Chingchuan Community Center
Last year a group of foreigners organized the Wufeng Project, working with aboriginal kids in Wufeng and Chingchuan, Hsinchu County. They gave…
How do you eat it?
Something’s Cookin’ in the Kitchen: Le Rouge Restaurant
Review by Trista di Genova / The Wild East How do you eat it at Le Rouge French-Italian Restaurant? As often as…
History
Kinmen: Now the Battle is for Tourism, part 4/4
“EVERYWHERE IS A MUSEUM” This year, Kinmen made international headlines when Kinmen was transformed from a former battlefield into an international art…
History
Kinmen: Now the Battle is for Tourism, part 3/4
THE BATTLE OF GUNINGTOU The Chinese Nationalist army (KMT), led by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (蔣中正), defeated the Japanese in Nanking, but lost…
History
Kinmen: Now the Battle is for Tourism, part 2/4
Even though they it is not a UN member, Taiwan has made significant efforts to demine Kinmen island (金門). About 75,000 landmines…
History
Kinmen: Now the Battle is for Tourism, part 1/4
Kinmen’s rich history of broken landscapes: Once the frontline of Taiwan’s conflict with China, Kinmen is now a lush national park. It…
History
Mapping Taiwan: A journey through history
Taiwan may be Asia’s most vibrant democracy, but this lofty status masks a colonial past that continues to impact local society and…
Comedy
A Punk Way To Get Married
Published in The China Post Dear friends and family, Me and Yuchen moved south and got married. It’s taken me a while…