Island Folklore: Taiwanese Tales & Traditions

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

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  • The Dumpling Sage: How Taiwan’s Mount Banping Got Its Shape

    The Dumpling Sage: How Taiwan’s Mount Banping Got Its Shape

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

    Visitors to Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City will notice an oddly shaped mountain called Mount Banping. This folktale reveals how it got its distinctive shape!

  • Stories Behind Taiwan’s Place-Names

    Stories Behind Taiwan’s Place-Names

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

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