Taiwan is actually comprised of nearly 200 islands. One of these, Orchid Island, is home to the unique indigenous culture of the Tao people.
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Island Folklore: Taiwanese Tales & Traditions
An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.
Taiwan is actually comprised of nearly 200 islands. One of these, Orchid Island, is home to the unique indigenous culture of the Tao people.
Read MoreTwo extremely common Taiwanese family names share an origin story that dates back over 3,000 years to a sage named Bi Gan.
Read MoreHow the Red Leaves, an indigenous Taiwanese Little League team, emerged “out of left field” to ignite Taiwan’s baseball fever!
Read MoreThis is the story of how the Dutch East India Company arrived in Taiwan, named it, yanked it from its slumber and pushed it upon the world stage!
Read MoreThe Taiwan Jingū (Grand Shrine of Taiwan) was chief among Taiwan’s 66 official Shinto shrines. What happened to it? Find out here!
Read MoreThe Formosan Tiger features prominently in Taiwanese culture. Here are four examples!
Read MoreTaiwan’s Bunun people are an indigenous Formosan nation of famed warriors and skilled hunters.
Read MoreThis is the story of a bizarre and fascinating writing system, developed in the 1800s, used to write the Taiwanese language.
Read MoreHow Canadian George Leslie Mackay built Taiwan’s Presbyterian Christian Church and brought healthcare to thousands.
Read MoreAn Australian newspaper’s real-time report of a massacre that forever scarred the Taiwanese.
Read MoreThe fascinating, global story of early Taiwanese money.
Read MoreTaiwanese traditions that centre around the island’s cows, oxen and buffalos.
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