Many cities around the world have markets that form a part of their identity and offer visitors a way to experience the local living environment. Rotterdam’s Markthal (“market hall”) and Thailand’s floating markets are prime examples. In Taiwan, Taipei has the 100-year-old Nanmen Market, which now sports a brand-new exterior and a spacious, brightly lit interior. Though recently renovated, Nanmen continues to deliver the palette of flavors and friendliness for which it has long been known. More

Is there a more effective way to learn about Taiwan than visiting the Taipei Botanical Garden?
Botanist Tung Gene-sheng, who has visited some 30 botanical gardens across the world, says that the Taipei Botanical Garden boasts plants reminiscent of the Age of Discovery and preserves the legacies of the Japanese colonial era.

In Taiwanese culture, lanterns have always symbolized good wishes and a bright future. At the Lunar New Year, many people visit temples to light lanterns.
Festive lantern maker Hsiao Tsai-kan, who each year for decades has been bringing handmade lanterns to the Hsinchu Governor City God Temple, is a master craftsman who responds to his faith with light.

“We hope that every visit a customer makes to one of our shops is like a journey to Taiwan,” says Jody Liu, cofounder and manager of the Laïzé chain of Taiwan tea shops in Paris.

Taiwan Panorama asked writer Yang Shu-ching and painter Yang Shu-sen, brothers who have been close for life, to answer the same questions.

Industry, government, and academia have adopted TAIDE to create applications in such fields as education, healthcare, and law.

“Our wild places are disappearing. If you don’t protect them now, they’re gone forever.”
—Ted Reilly, conservation advisor to King Mswatii III.