Island Folklore: Taiwanese Tales & Traditions

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

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  • In the Shadows

    In the Shadows

    Island Folklore
    Taiwanese Tales & Traditions • An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.

    Fairies, genies and demons—Eurasian hinterlands are home to mythical beings, like Taiwan’s “mô-sîn-á.”

  • The Ghost and the Fisherman

    The Ghost and the Fisherman

    Island Folklore
    Taiwanese Tales & Traditions • An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.

    Ghost stories are not always scary. This is one characterized by joy, friendship and kindness.

  • Ghost Month

    Ghost Month

    Island Folklore
    Taiwanese Tales & Traditions • An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.

    The seventh lunar month is widely known in Taiwan as Guǐyuè, literally “Ghost Month.”