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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Cormorant fishing is a rare window into an ancient alliance between humans and birds, reflecting centuries of shared survival and cultural identity. Now teetering between heritage and obsolescence, its future depends on balancing ecological concerns with the preservation of intangible human history.
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Long before electricity and air conditioning, civilizations from Persia to Taiwan mastered the art of staying cool through ingenious architecture. Using clay, wind, water and careful observation of nature, they created homes that remained comfortable in extreme climates. Their forgotten knowledge may hold valuable lessons for building a more sustainable future.
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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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The traditional ceremonial masks of Sri Lanka, commonly known as Vesmuhunu or “character faces,” hold a deeply important place in the island’s cultural identity. For more than two centuries, these vivid and expressive masks have played a central role in rituals, dramas, and coastal performances, blending spiritual meaning with striking visual artistry. Scholars generally divide
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For over six centuries, the stages of Japan have played host to a form of drama that feels less like a play and more like a haunting. At the center of this tradition is the Noh mask—a still, wooden face that, at first glance, appears frozen in time. Yet, when this carved object enters the
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Traditional Korean masks blending folklore, satire, dance, and spirits.
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From Thailand’s moats to the streets of Los Angeles, Sydney, and Tokyo, Songkran has become the world’s wettest, wildest celebration of renewal. What began as a gentle ritual of blessing elders now explodes into a global water fight where strangers become friends, anxiety dissolves, and pure, splashy joy takes over. Happy Songkran! 💦🎉
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