Travel
Construction of seaside hotel killing off Taitung coral reef
Trista di Genova, The Wild East Protesters camped out on the beach in southeast Taiwan last weekend, to call attention to the…
Travel
Beautiful Island
108 stories
History
‘Formosan Odyssey’ by John Ross: BOOK REVIEW
Formosan Odyssey: Taiwan, Past and Present by John Ross. RATING: 4.5 stars **** Paperback, 285 pages Published 2002 by Taiwan Adventure Publications…
Travel
Behind the legend of the Little Black People Ritual
The Story of the Legend of the Pas’ ta ay in my own words:) (editor’s note: The Basta/Pasta Ai/Ay, or “Ritual of…
Travel
The strange history of the sweet potato
The following is my interview with my Taiwanese friend, the famous guy, WuBai, about a mysterious vegetable that is central to Taiwanese…
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…
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…
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…