Taiwan’s cocoa story is a shining example of passion and craftsmanship, transforming Pingtung’s orchards into world-class “Tree to Bar” chocolate. This small island proves that with dedication and heart, even the tiniest origin can create something truly extraordinary.
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Double Ten Day brings Taiwan to life with music, public art, traditional puppetry, colourful markets and spectacular fireworks. In 2026, families across the island found new ways to celebrate together, discover local traditions and create lasting memories. From Taipei’s creative city festivities to Taitung’s coastal celebrations, this October holiday offered a joyful glimpse of Taiwan’s cultural richness and community spirit.
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Taiwan’s Mid-Autumn Festival is an ancient celebration continually reinvented by modern life. Its origins lie in harvest traditions, moon-gazing and family reunion, while today’s celebrations include pomelos, mooncakes, barbecues and the spectacular Sun Moon Lake swimming carnival. Beneath all these changes remains the same simple idea: autumn is a time to gather, share food, remember traditions and look toward the moon together.
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For more than 170 years, Keelung has kept that light alive. And every year, when the lanterns rise and the streets glow, the city reminds us that remembering the past does not have to make us prisoners of it. Sometimes remembrance can become reconciliation. Sometimes tradition can become joy. And sometimes, in the darkness, a small light is enough to show everyone the way home.
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Last Monday evening’s, “Mongol Commemorative Concert” was a celebration and musical journey through Mongolia’s rich and diverse cultural landscape. It was also a special opportunity for us from Tsengun Enkhbold (王振功 – Digital Creator, National University) , and for the audience and invited guests to experience a well-designed program filled with musical moments and tributes
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The Fourth of July may be an American holiday, but in Taiwan it takes on a character all its own. Backyard barbecues, cross-cultural friendships and shared democratic values create a celebration that is both familiar and refreshingly different, proving that the meaning of home can travel wherever people carry their traditions.
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The Dragon Boat Festival is one of Taiwan’s most vibrant cultural celebrations, combining ancient legend, family traditions, and exhilarating dragon boat races. Rooted in the story of the poet Qu Yuan, the festival brings communities together through food, sport, and remembrance. More than two thousand years after its origins, it remains a living connection between history and modern life.
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Earth Day began with students on a Tuesday in April, not a treaty. Chosen for participation, April 22 grew from a U.S. teach-in to a billion people in 193 countries. From Santa Barbara to Paris, its generosity endures: no owner, no ticket, just the invitation to act together. In 2026, the theme is Our Power, Our Planet.
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The Chinese New Year of 2026 welcomes the Horse, a symbol of energy, freedom, and forward motion, and the mood around it always feels especially lively. The festival itself goes back more than three thousand years to ancient agrarian China, where families celebrated the turn of the lunar calendar with offerings to ancestors, prayers
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As 2026 approaches, joy does not need to arrive loudly. This moment invites a softer celebration, one that honors the quiet choices, steady bonds, and inner shifts that shaped the year behind us. Stepping into 2026 with clarity, calm, and lightness feels less like a resolution and more like a gentle continuation of what already works.
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