Tian Mama Restaurants:

The Tastes of Taiwan

It’s not unusual nowadays to see people lining up for food prepared by famous chefs. What’s truly rare, on the other hand, is the enjoyment of specialty dishes prepared by local rural women. In Taiwan, these foods can be found at “Tian Mama” restaurants. Folks who work at these eateries are no......

Rural Renaissance:

From Rustic Fare to Fine Local Dining

What is Taiwanese cuisine? It’s a tough question for Taiwanese to answer, because the term “Taiwanese flavors” has never been singular. Every 20 or 30 kilometers, the climate, crops, and community memories change. Taipei’s Wanhua District, for instance, has inherited the tradition of Quanzhou ......

Fields of Dreams:

New Farming Directions in Erlin

At the southwestern edge of the Changhua Plain, the fertile black soil deposited by the Zhuo­shui River has nurtured the confident disposition of Erlin Township’s people. Stepping into Erlin, we encounter not only rippling rice fields and the fragrance of fruit, but also the township’s “thre......

Celebrating Rural Traditions in Xiushui

On the Changhua Plain in winter, life settles into a distinctive rhythm after the second rice harvest. Though the fields lie fallow, daily life is anything but quiet. Children turn the empty paddies into playgrounds. Some families plant winter vegetables such as radishes and peas, and others p......

Seeking Common Ground, Respecting Differences

—A Conversation with Malaysia’s Representative in Taiwan

Malaysia’s representative in Taiwan, Aznifah Isnariah Binti Abdul Ghani, arrived to take up her post in July of 2023. With her blended ethnic background, she has a rich, dynamic understanding of Southeast Asia. This enables her to understand Taiwan and Malaysia’s long history of interactions a......

The Eswatini Cultural Festival:

An Exchange of Goodwill and Friendship

While cutting the ribbon to open the “Eswatini Cultural Festival” at Farglory U-TOWN in New Taipei City’s Xizhi District on March 23, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung announced that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) will establish a Diplomatic Allies Prosperity Economic and Trade......

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Rural Renaissance: From Rustic Fare to Fine Local Dining

While everyone is pursuing exquisite dishes made by internationally famous chefs, have you ever stopped to try the delicious flavors of Taiwan’s rural cuisine? In this month’s Cover Story, we explore the revolution in “new local tastes” brought about by members of the “Tian Mama” certified eat......

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Landscapes and Lifestyles

What is this “Taiwan” that we take for granted? We have long been used to viewing the ocean through car windows or exploring the mountains via artificially built trails. However, in this month’s Cover Story, we have tried to turn our attention in bolder directions. When one’s perspective chang......

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Taiwanese Style Takes On the World

Reading the stories in this issue, I felt as if I was in a London market smelling the aromas of licorice and star anise wafting in the air, seeing that tree of uncertain identity—mandarin or pomelo?—in the backyard of an old house on Kinmen, and feeling the moist ceramic clay handled by four g......

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The Making of Champions

What is the measure of a country? Is it territory or population, or is it the way its light shines in the inter­national community? In this month’s Taiwan Panorama, you will see an island that is small but resilient, using its astonishing capabilities in the fields of sports, artisanship, scie......

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Telling Taiwan’s Story to the World

For the last five decades, Taiwan Panorama has faithfully recorded Taiwan’s transformation and growth. We have witnessed the change from all-out pursuit of economic growth to environmental sustainability, and the progress of freedom, including women’s participation in society and the legalizat......

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Taiwan Culture in Europe 2025

When  the subject of Taiwan comes up abroad, the first things people think of may be labels like “chip island” and “democracy and freedom.” These are things that Taiwan can be proud of, but the soul of this island is really expressed in heartwarming moments of daily life and resilience in the ......