Stories about Taiwan (ROC) from January, 2010
Taiwan: A look at wedding traditions
Life in Taiwan attends two banquets for an engagement and a wedding and discusses the importance of wedding traditions in Taiwan.
Taiwan: Relevance of right-wing
Dixteel argues that the KMT in Taiwan doesn't really fit the definition of right-wing.
Taiwan: How the Puyuma people started Year 2010
The Puyuma tribe is one of the indigenous groups in Taitung County along Taiwan’s East Coast. The Nanwang Village, the leading village of this tribe, holds the Monkey Ceremony and Hunting Rite in December and starts the new year with the Annual Ritual.
Taiwan: Teaching anthropology in Hualien
Kerim Friedman writes about his experience teaching anthropology at Dong Hwa University in Hualien.
Taiwan: Hakka blue shirts in Meinong
Wandering Taiwan describes how the Hakka tradition of blue shirts is maintained in Meinong, Kaohsiung County.
Taiwan: Suhua Freeway Project Deferred
Suhua Freeway Project has been in dispute for more than a decade. On 22 of December, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) opted for a plan to improve existing highway. However, we are yet to see if this decision will put an end to the controversy and path the...
