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Taiwan Culture:     more books (100)

The Struggle for Renaissance Taiwan's Indigenous Culture (2) (Volume II) TAIWAN: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's <i>Countries and Their Cultures</i> by IAN SKOGGARD, 2001 Cultures of the World : Taiwan Reflections on Taiwan's Indigenous Cultures Deploying weapons of the weak in civil society: political culture in Hong Kong and Taiwan.: An article from: Social Justice by Ming-cheng M. Lo, Christopher P. Bettinger, et all 2006-06-22 Culture of Taiwan: Taiwanese aborigines, History of Taiwan, Taiwan underJapanese rule, History of the Kuomintang cultural policy,Taiwanization, Religion ... Taiwanese cuisine,Languages of Taiwan Taiwan Showcase of Oriental Culture by Taiwan Tourism Bureau, 1971-01-01 Scott Simon, Tanners of Taiwan: Life Strategies and National Culture.(Book review): An article from: The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology by Susan M. Belcher, 2006-11-01 Music of Taiwan: Demographics of Taiwan, Taiwanese people, Hoklo people, Hakkapeople, Mainlander (China), Chiang Kai-shek, Taiwaneseaborigines, Music ... Culture of Taiwan,Standard Mandarin Succeed in Business: Taiwan (Culture Shock!) by David Rudham, 2000-01-01 Taiwan's Aboriginal Culture Postage Stamps Pictorial by Unknown, 1999 Culture Shock!: Taiwan Taiwan xian zhu min jiao yin: Shi zu wen hua chuan qi = Taiwan early inhabitants' footstep : the culture & legend about ten minority tribes (Sheng huo Taiwan) (Mandarin Chinese Edition) by Yingsheng Hong, 1993 The 2009 Import and Export Market for Human Blood, Prepared Animal Blood, Toxins, Cultures of Micro-Organisms, and Similar Products Excluding Yeasts in Taiwan by Icon Group International, 2009-05-25

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41. Taiwan News Online
    far greater damage has been inflicted on Taiwan s culture and values. As ChenYingtai stated yesterday, much of the genes of taiwan culture were  
    http://www.etaiwannews.com/Editorial/2005/07/15/1121393465.htm
    
    Extractions: 2005-07-15 / Taiwan News / The official publication of two Chinese-language memoirs yesterday by victims of the "White Terror" purge of communists, socialists and other actual or accused dissidents by the then ruling Kuomintang poses stark questions of responsibility and clarity for both the former rulers and the rest of Taiwan society. The reminder is especially timely on the eve of the KMT's first - ever genuine election among its members for the party chairmanship.

42. Untitled Document
    taiwan culture Camp? By Michael Kenneth Chen. Having gone through many mundanecamps which consists of learning the Taiwanese culture has been a common  
    http://www.taiwancenter.com/tsunah/previous_tours/2002/2002essays/29.html
    
    Extractions: Another¡K Taiwan Culture Camp? By Michael Kenneth Chen Having gone through many mundane camps which consists of learning the Taiwanese culture has been a common event in my life. One type of camp can vary from a 3 night weekend camp with mini-workshops of Taiwanese history. While some of the longer camps consist of a 4 week long excursion in Taiwan with language lessons. They all equally have their specific focus and reasons for teaching the youth. However, it wasn't until this winter which I attended the Tsunah Foundation Culture Camp, a 10 day camp of a totally different nature. The Tsunah Camp is ideally situated in Taiwan where one can have first-hand experience and become immersed in the Taiwan culture. A 10 day camp is a deceivingly long time, but in reality it is relatively short period of time with enjoyable companionships. Being situated in a camp with roughly 35 other peers with the same background creates a blithe environment. Everyone at first has an ideology that their heritage is different from each other. However this figment of imagination is quickly dissolved once everyone creates a bond together. One of the most enjoyable parts of the trip is not only learning the Taiwan culture, but realistically it is the meeting of people with similar background. But, by understanding your peers better, you will only become more aware of yourself and your heritage. There is no better way to understand your own heritage except by viewing it through another person's background which is of similar history.

43. Taiwancenter.com
    Taiwan Center Foundation of Greater LosAngeles taiwan culture Center  
    http://www.taiwancenter.com/

44. Blueprints For Taiwan Studies In The Humanities And The Social Sciences: A Works
    The low numbers in taiwan culture, society, history and literature are predictablegiven the Cold War imperative, but what is most surprising is how so  
    http://www.tw.org/newsletter/taiwanstudy_e1.htm
    
    Extractions: Blueprints for Taiwan Studies in the Humanities and the Social Sciences: A Workshop Final Report by Shu-mei Shih, Director The Center for Comparative and Interdisciplinary Research on Asia International Institute University of California, Los Angeles December 2003 I. Original Proposal The Center for Comparative and Interdisciplinary Research on Asia (CIRA) at UCLA International Institute received funding for a workshop on Taiwan Studies in order to develop new blueprints for the future directions of Taiwan studies in the humanities and social sciences in the United States with CIRA as the gathering locus for scholars and research projects. The workshop invited a small number of prominent junior and senior scholars already working on or interested in developing research on important issues in Taiwan Studies to discuss, exchange, and project ideas, paradigms, and goals for Taiwan Studies in the future. The workshop took place on Saturday, December 6, 2004 at UCLA. The intellectual argument of the original proposal was as follows: It is important to situate Taiwan Studies away from the narrow, bipolar analytic of

45. Taiwan 1895 - KerimWiki
    31) First Petition for a Taiwan parliament; taiwan culture Society Founded (April) Chiang executes Communists at Shanghai; taiwan culture Society splits  
    http://wiki.oxus.net/Taiwan_1895
    
    Extractions: Back to Taiwan Timeline edit 19th Century 20th Century edit edit edit edit May 25-29 June June 7 Oct. 21 edit edit edit edit edit edit edit (-1922) Aborigine Research conducted under the "Bureau of Aborigines", previousl the "Provisional Research Association for the Study of Old Customs" (est. 1901) of the Governor General's office. (Three surveys)

46. Taiwan Culture Center µØ©²¥xÆW¤å¤Æ¤¤¤ß
    The summary for this English page contains characters that cannot be correctly displayed in this language/character set.  
    http://www.taiwanculturecenter.org/

47. TAIWAN CULTURE CENTER Of GREATER WASHINGTON, D
    to TCC treasurer SuJan Wu (301-963-2598 17509 Needwood Road, Derwood, Maryland20855). taiwan culture Center Board of Directors. May 15, 2004.  
    http://www.taiwanculturecenter.org/about/tcc_english.htm
    
    Extractions: Over the past few years, the committee has given many seminars, conducted panel discussions, held meetings and organized concerts to serve the Taiwanese American community. Taiwan Culture Center as an organization eligible to received donations during its yearly fund drive (CFC #7716). In the early December of 2003, TCC bought the current property and held the open house for the facility to the Taiwanese Community of the Greater Washington DC area on January 10, 2004 . There have been more than 200 visitors/users attended many activities and meeting held in the TCC since the opening of the facility. TCC needs both your continuous moral and financial supports. 17509 Needwood Road Derwood Maryland Taiwan Culture Center Board of Directors May 15, 2004

48. ±MÃD¤å³¹
    Gifts from ancestors are roots of the taiwan culture. They are a witness tohistory and signify the dignity of taiwan culture.  
    http://www.dogs.com.tw/eg/pleading.htm
    
    Extractions: Pleading for Taiwan Dogs Pleading for Taiwan Dogs Taiwan dogs are lively history. Their traits and characteristics should be promoted. We should not continuously fuzz over their shoulder heights, head shape, upright or semi-folded bat ears because there isn't an absolute standard, just as there isn't one in archeology. No one has ever witnessed what the real Taiwan Dogs were like hundreds or thousands of years ago. Excessive stubbornness hinders the progress of preservation. Insisting on ones own opinion and to ask for the minuest details is almost as ridiculous as someone retelling pillow talks of others, making Taiwan Dogs a modern farce. What is available now are some referential evidences plus the newly bred generation. It is also proven that the new generation is superior to the previous one. Besides the commonly acknowledged standard, the original 'true colors' of Taiwan Dogs are what we are really aiming for. What are these ' true colors ? They can only be found out through continuous trial and error. The quest of Taiwan Dogs cannot rely on chance. If too much effort is superficial and not substantial, the meaning of Taiwan Dog preservation will be totally lost, resulting in another extinction of historical treasures.

49. CUNY TV Schedule :: What's On Now & Next
    (12 mins. in progress). African music video magazine. Hosted in English by MarieDa Silva. On Next, 1030PM1100PM taiwan culture Film Series  
    http://www.cuny.tv/schedule/index.lasso
    
    Extractions: Monday, September 26, 2005 Home Program Front Pages/Quick Links: African-American Legends American Theatre Wing Seminars Art or Something Like It! Brian Lehrer Live City Cinematheque City Talk CityWide CUNY Celebrates 350 CUNY Forum CUNY Honors CUNY Presents Films on CUNY TV Italics The Stoler Report Study With the Best Theater Talk The Urban Agenda U$A Inc Women in Theatre - Complete Series Descriptions - - Highlights and Specials - On Now, 08:30AM-09:00AM

50. CUNY TV Schedule :: Thursday, August 11, 2005
    taiwan culture Film Series Competition Without MedalsFolks Sports in Taiwan.1100AM. Classic Arts Showcase. 1200PM. The German Scene. 1230PM  
    http://www.cuny.tv/schedule/Action.Lasso?-Response=searchbydate.lasso&Date=08/11

51. Asia Society: Speeches
    This New taiwan culture is based on Chinese heritage, Mainland China sskepticism toward the new taiwan culture is due to the lack of trust.  
    http://www.asiasociety.org/speeches/johnhchang.html
    
    Extractions: It is both my honor and my pleasure to address the Asia Society in New York on the topic of the political development of the Republic of China on Taiwan and the relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. It is particularly meaningful at this time because elections for our National Legislature and mayors of Taipei and Kaohsiung, were just concluded this past December. While there are many different interpretations and analyses of the 1998 elections, the fact remains that the Chinese Nationalist Party is the most popularly supported political party in Taiwan today regardless of its authoritarian past. This time around most voters demonstrated their recognition and appreciation of the mild political stance of the KMT in formulating her economic and cross strait policies over the extreme views of the opposition parties.

52. Tsunah Culture Tour Information Page
    The Tsunah taiwan culture Tour Information Page has moved to.http//www.taiwancenter.com/tsunah/. You will be automatically taken there in 3seconds.  
    http://www.echeng.com/travel/tsunah/

53. Welcome To FIABCI - The International Real Estate Federation
    Chinese taiwan culture University. Contact Information. 55 HwaKang Rd.Yang Ming Shan Taipei 111 Chinese Taiwan Phone +886 2 27752207  
    http://www.fiabci.com/member_detail.php?id=20634&phpLang=en

54. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
    Sunday marks the kickoff of a twoweek celebration of taiwan culture and arts,hosted by the Taiwanese Association of America s Hawaii Chapter.  
    http://starbulletin.com/2000/10/27/features/story3.html
    
    Extractions: Star-Bulletin Sunday marks the kickoff of a two-week celebration of Taiwan culture and arts, hosted by the Taiwanese Association of America's Hawaii Chapter. "Festival in the Park" takes place 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Ala Moana Beach Park's McCoy Pavilion. There will be a lion dance, folk song and dance performances, demonstrations of flower arranging, tea ceremony, calligraphy and more. Children will be invited to take part in a drawing contest, "What I Know About Taiwan." (Bring your own supplies.) Check in from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at the lily pond inside McCoy Pavilion. Admission to the fest is free. An art exhibition, "From Taiwan with Aloha," will continue the tribute from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 1 to 10 at Honolulu Hale at the corner of South King and Punchbowl streets. The exhibition will be on the third floor. A reception with pupu and drinks will take place 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 6. For more information, call the association at 531-8861.

55. Press Division, Taipei Economic And Cultural Office In New York
    Information Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, in New York, providing information about taiwan (Republic of China), visas, events, news, culture, Consulate Generals, scholarly research, business and economy.  
    http://www.taipei.org/

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

57. TiT Culture: Chinese Opera Experience
    Travel in taiwan culture. Chinese Opera Experience. Did you see the file Farewellto My Concubine and wonder about the Travel in taiwan culture  
    http://www.sinica.edu.tw/tit/culture/0895_cu2.html
    
    Extractions: Chinese Opera Experience D id you see the file Farewell to My Concubine and wonder about the "squeaky" voice produced by that beautiful female character who was actually a man? Answering in the affirmative, this writer, a classically trained musician, was curious to learn why a style which appears to violate the principles of "correct" singing in Western music is considered aesthetically desirable in the Orient. Attending a three-hour performance by the China Peking Opera Theater raised more questions than it answered, since no program notes were available in English. Therefore, an opportunity to investigate a "Chinese Opera Experience," available to the public at the National Fu Hsing Dramatic Arts Academy three times each week, was accepted with much eagerness. The descriptive flyer is printed in both English and Japanese, strongly suggesting that this presentation is designed primarily for tourists. It is advisable to make a reservation before traveling to the academy's campus, located in the Neihu district of Taipei. The advertised package includes a 10-minute video introduction to Chinese opera, a 20-minute live performance of excerpts from an opera, and a 50-minute tour of the academy museum and drama classes. Also mentioned are the options of trying opera makeup, face-painting, and costumes. This writer visited the Fu Hsing Academy during winter vacation; so, a visit to the drama classes and the tryout options were unavailable. An unforgettable adventure began with a tour of the museum; then, at 11:00 a.m., the video began. The writer was graciously given a private viewing. This was followed by a live performance of excerpts from The White Snake (..........), a well-known traditional Chinese story. Afterward, two graduates of the Academy offered to discuss several questions.

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

59. Taiwan - Culture
    There are many interesting anecdotes from Chinese winedrinking culture. Recently, imported wines have gained recognition in taiwan.  
    http://www.marimari.com/content/taiwan/best_of/culture/culture.html
    
    Extractions: Culture Next Wine and Chinese culture Wine drinking is well-liked by many people from diverse backgrounds and culture. However, different cultures have different habits and methods of drinking wine. Wine was produced through the fermenting of grain during the reign of Yu the Great in 2200BC. Chinese ancestors used wine as a celebration drink, offerings to their forefathers, and to toast with family and friends at a feast. Wine is an important feature in Chinese culture. In ancient times, Chinese people and their wines were inseparable. The banquets of emperors and nobles always served wine. Nevertheless, drinking too much wine could lead to excessive revelry, loss of serenity, and is harmful to oneself and others. Therefore, those with a conscientious frame of mind spoke on the virtues of wine drinking and came up with teachings on self-restraint to help keep people sober most of the time. There are many interesting anecdotes from Chinese wine-drinking culture. A Chinese person is very particular about craving for wine first while drinking before drinking to the fullest. Besides that, drinkers must have the stamina to be able to drink to the fullest yet retain the liquor. To liven the event, drinking is usually complimented with finger-games, or other games such as thinking up new songs, spontaneously composing poems, singing in unison, dancing, and so on.

60. ¥úµØ·s»D¤Î¤å¤Æ¤¤¤ß
    Hong Kong representative of the taiwan information centre.  
    http://www.taiwaninfo.org/

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