The Wild East news staff The opening for British artist Tim Nathan Joel’s latest exhibition, ‘THE VERMILION STORIES SHOW’ (and 40th Birthday Party) is taking place at the Grand Exhibition Room of the Dulan Sugar Factory in Dulan, Taitung, at 4pm on Saturday, April 23rd, 2011. The Vermilion Stories are Joel’s 40 latest oil paintings,…
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An Adventure 'round the Island: Couchsurfing, Hitchhiking, and Island Hopping
By Mary Weathers The Wild East As soon as I had secured myself a teaching position in Taipei, I decided to take a couple months off to tour the Island that is Taiwan. I needed to see more of the country; I had certainly not fallen head over heels in love with the filthy city.…
Read moreUnpaving Paradise: Digging Up Taiwan's Ancient Heritage
By Trista di Genova, MSt, Oxford University Originally published in abridged form in Taiwan News Cited on megalithic.co.uk Most of us inhabit this earth as far removed in our daily lives as possible from the roots of our civilization, and Taiwan is no different. Like most modernized countries, it has industrialized its terrain from forest…
Read moreAussie marries in Aboriginal affair
Originally published Sunday, April 5, 2009 in The China Post By Trista di Genova For the Huang family, it was the marriage of a decade. Last Saturday, the track area of a junior high school in eastern Taitung County was turned into a mega-reception area, hosting over 1,000. One of the aunties of bride Kimi…
Read moreTruly Taiwan's Treasure: Taitung, pure and natural
By Trista di Genova The China Post Now is the only time you will actually see a traffic jam in beautiful Taitung County, and for the Western one, Jan. 1-4. The rest of the year, Taitung’s attractions can be tasted at leisure, and from pristine mountains and streams, aboriginal gatherings, sacred spots and hot springs,…
Read more"On Being Black in Taiwan"
Trista di Genova, The China Post Father Andre Mangongo is a priest with the Catholic Church from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and has been in Taiwan four years. If you don’t speak Chinese, don’t know anything about the culture or language, it’s a shock, isn’t it? I’m sharing from the experience of 4 years.…
Read moreThe Secret of Green Island: Spectacular Diving
By Trista di Genova The China Post Guests from all over the world are always pleasantly surprised by the excellent diving at Green Island(綠島),” said Eddie Viljoen by cellphone interview last week. He’s lent a personal touch to very affordable package tours for the past five years, marketing Green Island getaway adventures to foreigners. He…
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