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"Breaking the Balustrade"

"Breaking the Balustrade"

Wang Jiafong

May 1983

中文

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The Art and Meanings of Lanterns

—An Indispensable Part of Life Rituals

In the middle of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, we visit Chunqiu Fine Arts Studio on Minzu Road in Changhua City. The arcade space outside the studio is hung with numerous handmade lanterns of various designs. Depicted on them are personalities including the four great field marshals......

Crafting with Bamboo:

Tradition and Modern Design

In an age of consumerism, an infinite array of cutting-edge products jostle for our attention, but we remain fascinated by the unassuming beauty of objects that used to bolster the daily lives of our rural communities. While not all are suitable for modern ways of life, their beauty, cultural ......

Building Bridges with Books:

Taiwanese Texts Travel the World

Taiwan is the publishing hub of the Chinese-speaking cultural sphere, and ranks second in the world in the number of titles published. Where do we go from here? How about even further abroad? Taiwan caught the interest of the international community during the Covid pandemic. As the pandemic w......

Scenes from Independent Bookstores:

Kuo’s Astral Bookshop and Titsia

Kuo’s Astral Bookshop and the Titsia bookstore, which opened in 2022 even as many other bookshops were going out of business, were both established by people from the publishing industry and both embrace the belief that “reading is power.” The founders have opened them to make their dreams a r......

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Making a Racket on the Way to Success

—Badminton Player Chou Tien-chen

In February of 2024, badminton player Chou Tien-chen announced that in early 2023 he had been diagnosed with early-stage colon cancer. After under­going surgery, he began competing in numerous events and not only qualified for the Olympics, but came to understand, in the course of his training......

Winning Together!

Taiwan at the Cultural Olympiad

“Hot” is no doubt the word that best describes the summer of 2024. While the planet finds itself sweating under the blazing sun, a feeling of fraternity is spreading across the globe like wildfire. As the host of the first Olympic games since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, Paris is the cent......

Readers’ Photos

Chill Out! Taiwan’s Iced Treats and Cooling Beverages

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Buried Treasure:

Truffles

In 2023 a research team from the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI) of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) discovered a new species of black truffle in Taitung County’s Taimali Township, and named it the Taitung black truffle (Tuber taitung) after the county. The truffle grows in areas be......