This year, Taiwan’s public Lunar New Year holiday lasts from January 26th to February 3rd. It will also be the ”Year of the Snake”, which is the 6th animal from the Chinese Zodiac. It represents wisdom, dexterity and charm, and symbolizes the improvement of luck and the arrival of success.
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Rediscovering The Muppet Christmas Carol has been a heartwarming experience that beautifully captures the spirit of Christmas. This 1992 film, featuring Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge, reminds us that Christmas is about love and connection rather than materialism. Key scenes, like Scrooge’s transformation through the Ghost of Christmas Past and the warmth of the Cratchit
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October in Taipei brings cooler days perfect for outdoor moments. A friendly Ubike worker offers help and smiles, a building attendant keeps his space tidy, and locals gather for the community bus—small gestures reflecting the beauty of ordinary days.
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Pallavi Saxena’s “Bloom Beyond Borders” exhibition at the Red Room highlights cross-cultural sharing through floral designs and limited floral editions. The art, representing a journey from India to Taiwan, incorporates recycled cardboard and local fabrics. A standout piece features a heart-shaped cardboard figure among flowers, symbolizing Pallavi’s creative process and her two-year artistic experiment.
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I am honored to share that I’ve recently been nominated to the board of Indigenous Bridges, an association that holds a special place in my heart. Indigenous Bridges is deeply committed to building connections between Indigenous communities and the wider world, creating spaces where voices can be heard, cultures can be celebrated, and rights can
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Dreams can come true, especially dreams built upon sustainability and true grit. For Gordon Tsai, an important motivating factor for establishing his ‘Dream Community’ stemmed from a vision. This vision was to create a neighborhood community where art and creativity would be a daily part of the lives of its residents. It would also be based on human, social, economic and environmental programs, initiatives and actions for sustaining the ‘Dream Community’.
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Astoria’s unique history makes it remarkable from other coffee shops in Taipei. The history of Astoria could be traced back to 1920s when the owner Mr. Chien founded Astoria with other three Belarusian. It was at that time the first bakery shop along with the coffee shop that was established the next year in that
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The concept of “volunteerism” for the ladies of the Taipei International Women’s Club (TIWC), a community service organization, has an interesting beginning, which dates back to life in Taiwan during the 1950s. (Please click or tap on any thumbnail to view it in full screen and make it readable.) This Article was published
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“Hope, we give hope.” These were the words that I kept hearing during my two visits to the Taiwan Foundation for the Blind’s Taipei office, where I met with Miss I-Chun Liu, Chief Executive Director and Ms. Linda Chou, Researcher. “We are an organization that holds hope for our society and we are dedicated to
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Throughout the ages, fishermen all over the world have reported seeing strange creatures from the sea. Their terrifying tales of giant sea monsters and serpents have become global legends. However, in Asia just off the coast of Japan lived a gentle sea creature called amabie (ah-mah-bee-ey). (Please click or tap on any thumbnail to view
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