Island Folklore: Taiwanese Tales & Traditions

An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.

Tag: Dutch East India Company

  • Taiwan’s Cultures and Communities

    Taiwan’s Cultures and Communities

    Taiwan’s not a big place. But it is home to an incredible diversity of cultures with 16 native Austronesian nations and three Sinitic groups.

  • The Dutch East India Company and Its Taiwanese Legacy

    The Dutch East India Company and Its Taiwanese Legacy

    This 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!

  • Bolivian Silver and Nagasaki Cash

    Bolivian Silver and Nagasaki Cash

    The fascinating, global story of early Taiwanese money.

  • Stories Behind Taiwan’s Place-Names

    Stories Behind Taiwan’s Place-Names

    A tongue-in-cheek guide to the bizarre and multifaceted history of Taiwanese toponyms.

  • The Pirate King

    The Pirate King

    In 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.