Students studying Chinese in Taipei might be interested in the 6th Taipei Chinese Character Festival. There is a “Cultural Bazzar” and an Art Exhibition featuring ten South-east Asian artists.
Cultural Bazaar
The bazaar will feature a fusion of Chinese characters and the cultural creative industries. Activities include calligraphy, paper cutting, lithography, interactive character quizzes, New Year’s couplet [...]
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Chinese Character Festival
Preserving Taiwan’s Austronesian Aboriginal Languages
Reviving Ethnic Diversity:
Preserving Taiwan’s Austronesian[1] Aboriginal Languages
“Language is much more than collections of words with meaning that can be translated – they embody whole perspectives on meaning which are not readily capable of translation, and they are a key resource for understanding culture.”
“Taiwan has been colonized by the Spanish (1626-1642), the Dutch (1624-1662), Ming Dynasty [...]
Penghu: Casinos not the answer
A letter I wrote to the Taipei Times was published today:
Penghu(彭湖): Casinos not the answer
Sunday, Sep 14, 2008, Page 8
President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) comment that only economically disadvantaged outlying islands would be considered as casino venues needs a rethink (“Ma offers outlying islands hope of developing casinos,” Sept. 9, page 3).
A referendum held [...]
Kinmen National Park 金門國家公園
Kinmen National Park 金門國家公園
In 1995, three years after the ending of the military administration of the island, Kinmen National Park was opened. It was Taiwan’s sixth national park and the first to have the primary aim of protecting historical and cultural heritage, and serve as a war memorial. Kinmen Island today is still a military [...]
Dutch man revives Taiwanese puppets
Asia’s rich intangible cultural heritage is under constant pressure from the homogenising forces of globalisation. As values change ancient art forms die. Traditional Taiwanese puppetry has received a helping hand from an unlikely source.
Robin Ruizendaal, a Dutchman, is the unlikely Director of the Lin Liu-hsin Puppet Theatre Museum*.
The Mandarin speaking, [...]
Penghu: Cultural Heritage Tourism vs Casino Tourism
As with many places around the world Penghu is struggling to preserve it’s unique cultural heritage. Penghu’s coral limestone architecture is fast disappearing due to modernization and neglect.
Taiwan's first Aboriginal ambassador
Taiwan is utilizing its shared Austronesian heritage to gain more influence in Fiji.
There is currently a huge uproar over Taiwan’s dollar diplomacy strategy. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was duped out US$30 million while attempting to restore diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea.
I think capitalizing on shared heritage could be much cheaper and more sustainable. [...]
Juming Museum 朱銘博物館
Currently Mandarin scholarship students must be enrolled for 12 contact hours per week (This will increase to 15 hours after August 31 2008). I have 8 hours of one-on-one classes, 2 hours language exchange and I complete a cultural activity once a week, such as visiting a museum. Below is an example of my [...]
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