Highlights of Indigenous Taiwan, Part 2
August 24th, 2017
For Part 2, we’re travelling to the eastern counties of Hualien and Taitung.
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Christmas in Taiwan
September 29th, 2016
Fewer than one in 20 Taiwanese is Christian, yet the religion is accepted as part of mainstream society thanks in large part to the medical and educational work done by Western missionaries since the 1860s. Several of the country’s high schools and universities were established by missionaries, as were a number of major hospitals. The […]
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Taiwan’s Confucian Temples
August 31st, 2016
Each of Taiwan’s cities and counties has at least one Confucian Temple, not to mention several other places of worship where Confucius is worshipped alongside popular deities such as Mazu and Guan Gong. But who was Confucius? The name of this educator and philosopher is known to every person of Chinese descent, wherever they are […]
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