Under Tung blossoms, a new folk festival spearheads Taiwan’s modern Hakka cultural revival!
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Island Folklore: Taiwanese Tales & Traditions
An online repository of Taiwan's folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.
Under Tung blossoms, a new folk festival spearheads Taiwan’s modern Hakka cultural revival!
Read MoreMemories of martyrs help a struggling people find their identity in a brave new world.
Read MoreThis “hill song” records memories of the first Hakkas arriving in Taiwan in the 1600s.
Read MoreThe history and activities of the popular festival that marks the coming of summer in Taiwan!
Read MoreThis is the story of the evolution of Taiwan’s beloved Goddess of Mercy—how a Buddhist princely saint became a motherly deity for the Taiwanese.
Read MoreTake a guess: Is this a German fairy tale? Or is it a Taiwanese folktale? Explore the secret behind stories from opposite sides of the earth.
Read More“Three-eight” is both the date of International Women’s Day (March 8) and a very common Taiwanese expression or tease. What’s the connection? Find out here!
Read MoreIn the ancient homeland of the Amis and Puyuma peoples on Taiwan’s Pacific coast, women once ruled. Learn about these traditional matriarchal societies!
Read MoreThis is the legendary tale of a petty criminal who became an outlaw and a folk hero in Taiwan.
Read MoreIn the late 1600s, the pirate king, Koxinga, ruled over the island of Taiwan. Today, he is a Taiwanese folk hero and this is his story.
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