Island Folklore: Taiwanese Tales & Traditions

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

Tag: Hakka

  • Taiwan’s Cultures and Communities

    Taiwan’s Cultures and Communities

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

    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 Languages of Taiwan

    The Languages of Taiwan

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

    Taiwan is home to over 20 Austronesian and Sinitic languages. This incredible linguistic diversity reflects Taiwan’s multicultural roots.

  • May Snow

    May Snow

    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!

  • Martyrs

    Martyrs

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

    Memories of martyrs help a struggling people find their identity in a brave new world.

  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears

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

    This “hill song” records memories of the first Hakkas arriving in Taiwan in the 1600s.