Fun Facts about Taiwan
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Taiwan won the 1996 Little League World Series in the U.S city of Williamsport. Baseball is the national sport in Taiwan.
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Like France, Italy and the United States, Taiwan is very famous for its films in the world. The prizes attained include the Golden Lion awarded by the Venice International Film Festival to Hou Hsiao-hsien´s “City of Sadness”(1989). In 2001, Ang Lee´s “Crouching, Tiger, Hidden Dragon” won four Oscars at the 73rd Annual Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film, Best Art Direction, Best Music, and Best Art Cinematography.He is considered one of the best film directors of all times. Ang Lee was born on October 23, 1954, in Pingting, Taiwan.
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Taiwan is a democratic country. Freedom and democracy are more than just slogans in Taiwan. The first article of the Constitution National says: “The Republic of China (or Taiwan), founded on the Three Principles of the People, shall be a democratic republic of the people, to be governed by the people and for the people”.
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Taiwan is slightly bigger than Belgium.
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The Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded to Lee Yuan-tseh. He was born on November 19, 1936, in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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After Cold War, Taiwan emerged as one of the most powerful economies in the Third World.
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Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan, is the Asia capital of art and culture. It gathers some of the most famous museums in Asia. Taipei´s National Palace Museum has the world´s largest collection of oriental art treasures. Much of the immense collection of porcelain, jade, sculptures, paintings, and bronzes is regularly rotated. The National Museum of Prehistory is a famous Taiwanese museum situated adjacent to the Puyuma archeological site in Taitung County.
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On November 9, 1961, Miss Taiwan, Grace Li, competed in the international beauty pageant Miss World, held in London, England. Miss Taiwan was the first runner-up at the Miss World 1961.She was long considered one of the most beautiful women in Taiwan.
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Master Chen Yen is known by many as “The Mother Teresa of Asia”.She is an advocate for the poor and homeless in Asia.In 1996, Chen Yen was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against poverty.She once said: ” The Buddha became the Buddha because he gave up his life to save people. Donating our bone marrow does no harm to us. We can save people without hurting ourselves. So, I hope you donate. I also hope to set up a Data Bank of 20,000 donors, or 50,000 donors, or 100,000. If there is a Bank of 100,000, the opportunity for a patient to be saved will be as high as 95%.”
Alejandro Guevara Onofre: He is a freelance writer.Alejandro is of Italian, African and Peruvian ancestry.He studied political science and journalism.He has published more than seventy-five research paper in English, and more than twenty in Spanish, concerning the world issues, olympic sports, countries, and tourism. His next essay is called “The Dictator and Alicia Alonso”.He is an expert on foreign affairs. Futhermore, Alejandro is the first author who has published a world-book encyclopedia in Latina America.
He admires Frida Kahlo (Mexican painter), Hillary Clinton (ex-First Lady of the USA), and Jimmy Carter (former President of the USA). His favorite film is “Gorillas in the Mist”.Some of his favorite books are “The Return of Eva Peron and the Killings in Trinidad” (by V.S.Naipaul), “Las Mujeres de los Dictadores” (by Juan Gasparini) and “Murder of a Gentle Land” (by John Barron and Anthony Paul).His personal motto is “The future is for those people who believe in the beauty o f their dreams” by Eleanor Roosevelt.
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CHEN: It seems relations between China and Taiwan might be a getting a little better. Today saw the first weekend flights begin between the political rivals in over six decades. Let’s take a look. STORY: Top negotiators from China and Taiwan agreed last month to the weekend charter flights. The historic flights are ushering in the first wave of what could become millions of Chinese visitors to the island. An Air China flight took off from the Beijing airport at 8:30 a.m. local time and is scheduled to land at the Taoyuan International Airport at around 1:00 p.m. No regular direct flights, aside from a few special charters on selected holidays, have flown since 1949. Travelers say it has greatly reduced the amount of traveling time. [Fu Yi-jung, Traveler]: “Before, I had to ride two hours from Foshan to the port, two hours boat ride to Hong Kong, then wait another two hours to get on a flight, it is very troublesome.” Others have put hope into the promising economic benefits the flights will bring. “This is extremely helpful, to the economy, to culture… very helpful.” The first departure from Taiwan was a sold-out China Airlines flight to Shanghai. Twelve airlines, eight Taiwan airports and numerous travel agents have been flat out in the last month with bookings to Chinese cities of Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai and Xiamen. Opening Taiwan to mainland Chinese tourists is an important policy of the current government. Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou has pledged to revitalize the island’s economy with closer trade and transit ties to China.
WONG: Taiwan marks the historic arrival of hundreds of visitors from China. Taipei has lifted restrictions on Chinese travelers arriving by ship. Here’s more on the story. STORY: A record 790 Chinese tourists arrived on Monday in Taiwan. This is just a glimpse of what the island’s flagging service sector would see if Beijing and Taipei ease political tensions and sign a broader travel agreement. This month the cabinet passed a rule allowing Chinese tourists to come from ports outside mainland China. Monday’s tourists came from a massive luxury ocean liner that set out from Hong Kong. They were greeted with red carpets leading to a fleet of sightseeing buses. The Chinese tourists are scheduled to see major attractions in Taiwan. [Chinese Tourist]: “The National Palace Museum, the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, but there’s no Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall anymore.” While the ocean liner may bring in economic opportunities, the trip was not smooth for everyone. Tourists on board complained about feeling discriminated on the ship. [Chinese Tourist]: “It was unbearable, we’re yellow-skinned is that why we deserve to be yelled at by white people? I felt discriminated, it was very uncomfortable being yelled at.” The change to tourism laws came just before the Lunar New Year says a spokeswoman for the Taiwan government’s Mainland Affairs Council. The two sides have negotiated an agreement that would allow as many as 1,000 Chinese tourists a day and open direct weekend charter flights. It would be a boon to the island’s flagging service sector. Analysts estimate opening Taiwan to Chinese tourists could provide a boost for the island’s relatively small international travel industry.
鎮瀾宮大甲媽之哨角響媽祖情 Taiwan: Crazy for Matsu this week, there is one thing people in central Taiwan are crazy for. That is Da-jia Matsu’s inspection In addition to walking with Matsu and serving free tea and water because they made the wish, the most important tradition is going through Matsu’s palankeen. People believe that after going through Matsu’s palankeen, they will have a better luck in the future year. Many people keep many sad things in their mind. They cannot find anyone to talk to and discuss. They wait for Matsu’s inspection tour every year, and hold incense and pray and tell Matsu the bitterness in their life. Because of this, they wait for Matsu’s inspection tour every year. To the elders, Matsu is better than psychiatrists. These people believe that Matsu will protect the region of inspection tour. Some people try to ‘rob’ Matsu, especially in Chuanghua. Before Matsu went into Nan-Yao Temple, police officers took over Matsu. Local people tried to use fireworks and firecrackers to stop Matsu, and some young and strong men tried to grab the umbrella that belong to Matsu. This year they did not succeed because there are too many police officers. The number of police officers let me feel there was a serious criminal case. Matsu was originally Goddess of the Sea. Our ancestors brought her over with them when they crossed the sea to Taiwan, to protect themselves, and when they moved inwards, cultivating the land of Taiwan, they frequently appealed to her for blessings and protection, and thus Matsu became “Taiwanized,” and having started out as Goddess of the Sea became Goddess of Rain. The Taiwanese saying, “Lord Tatao controls the wind, and the lady Matsu brings the rain” further encouraged the belief that the ritual of “welcoming Matsu” often brought rain. Religion is the place the light is. We are like children, attracted by the light in the darkness. I like the positive power of orthodox religion. When I saw these believers walking silently, the power of belief is very positive. I have a different view toward ‘religion.’ Religion is not for doubting, but for believing. I feel that Matsu’s inspection tour provides good hiking and profound tourism experience with free food and accommodation. You cannot find a better one even with a lantern ! Da-jia Matsu mercy and blesses you carefree
17-07-2008
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