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The Taiwan Jingū (Grand Shrine of Taiwan) was chief among Taiwan’s 66 official Shinto shrines. What happened to it? Find out here!
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Visitors to Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City will notice an oddly shaped mountain called Mount Banping. This folktale reveals how it got its distinctive shape!
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The Formosan Tiger features prominently in Taiwanese culture. Here are four examples!
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Behold, this is your definitive at-home siu-kiann guide for combating your child’s nightmares and mom’s sleep deprivation.
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Taiwan’s Bunun people are an indigenous Formosan nation of famed warriors and skilled hunters.
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This is the story of a bizarre and fascinating writing system, developed in the 1800s, used to write the Taiwanese language.
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How Canadian George Leslie Mackay built Taiwan’s Presbyterian Christian Church and brought healthcare to thousands.
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An Australian newspaper’s real-time report of a massacre that forever scarred the Taiwanese.
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The fascinating, global story of early Taiwanese money.
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Taiwanese traditions that centre around the island’s cows, oxen and buffalos.
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What do a giant stone demon bird and fine ceramics have in common? Both are found in a quiet, scenic town near the Taiwanese capital!
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A tongue-in-cheek guide to the bizarre and multifaceted history of Taiwanese toponyms.
Island Folklore: Taiwanese Tales & Traditions
An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.