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Photo Essay—Rhythmic Architecture: The Wave Tower of San Sin High SchoolPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Photo Essay—Rhythmic Architecture: The Wave Tower of San Sin High School

In 1963 Lin Chiung-yao, founder of Kaohsiung’s San Sin High School of Commerce and Home Economics, commissioned archi­tect Chen Jen-ho to design classrooms with tiered seats, to give her students a better view of their teachers and the blackboards. Chen grappled with structural challenges, a tight budget and other difficulties, eventually creating the unique Wave Tower.

Following Nature’s Trajectory: Young Chiu-chung’s “Enzyme Missiles”Photos - New Southbound Policy
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Following Nature’s Trajectory: Young Chiu-chung’s “Enzyme Missiles”

Global yields of agricultural staples are falling as climate change, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides degrade the world’s soils. Adding insult to en­viron­mental injury, organic waste often isn’t re­cycled and properly reintegrated into the soil system.

The Many Faces of Lukang: Old Houses and Ordinary HeroesPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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The Many Faces of Lukang: Old Houses and Ordinary Heroes

Two-hundred-plus years ago, Lukang was one of Taiwan’s major trading ports. Local prosperity led to the rise of rich and influential families, and some important businesspeople got their start in this town. No one foresaw that one day the harbor would be closed by siltation, that large numbers of people would move away, and that even the mansions of the wealthy would go to rack and ruin.

Tjimur Dance Theatre: Interpreting Paiwan Culture’s Body LanguagePhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Tjimur Dance Theatre: Interpreting Paiwan Culture’s Body Language

What is your idea of an indigenous community? Tjimur Dance Theatre, a troupe that hails from the Timur community in Pingtung County’s Sandimen Township, invites you to “Go Paiwan”—to see how authentic Paiwan culture differs from your impression of this branch of Taiwan’s indigenous peoples.

The Tree Lover: Jan Feng-chun, Taiwan’s First Female Tree SurgeonPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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The Tree Lover: Jan Feng-chun, Taiwan’s First Female Tree Surgeon

Born into a farming family, Jan Feng-chun, whose father was a university gardener, has had a connection with trees all her life.
Jan, who has a PhD in environmental design from the University of Tokyo, not only holds a Japanese license as a tree surgeon, but is also licensed in ­Japan to work as a “nature restoration promoter” and to perform soil assessment and amelioration. She is Taiwan’s first fully qualified female arbor­ist.

Life During the PandemicPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Life During the Pandemic

Chen Fang-ming: Scholar of Taiwanese literary history, chaired professor at National Chengchi University.
Ken Worker: Online trend tracker, blogger, international tour leader/guide.
Wang Pitsu: Parenting author, home cooking expert.
Lai Peixia: Singer, TV and radio host, artist, and spiritual mentor.

A Nose for Music: Pairang Pavavaljung and the Paiwan Nose FlutePhotos - New Southbound Policy
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A Nose for Music: Pairang Pavavaljung and the Paiwan Nose Flute

Nose-flute master Pairang Pavavaljung, a “living national treasure” who represents the Ravar group of the Northern Paiwan people, uses the music of the nose flute to tell the legends and stories of Taiwanese indigenous people. The art of playing the unique twin-pipe polyphonic nose flute was on the verge of being lost, but today it is being taught to five students, allowing this music to continue to survive.

Listening for the Sounds of Life—Experiencing Nature and Culture Via Sound ArtPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Listening for the Sounds of Life—Experiencing Nature and Culture Via Sound Art

In this world of ours, countless sound waves are moving rapidly and intangibly, endlessly coming, going, and reson­ating. In the air, in the water, in the countryside and cities, in seemingly quiet spaces, life-forms use a variety of vocabularies to continually interact with each other.

Photo Essay—Donggang, My HometownPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Photo Essay—Donggang, My Hometown

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Donggang Township in Southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County? The Burning of the Wangye Boat, a religious festival held every three years? The three treasures of Donggang: bluefin tuna, sakura shrimp, and roes of escolar and oilfish?

Archiving Memories: Lan Tsu-wei on Taiwan’s Audiovisual CulturePhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Archiving Memories: Lan Tsu-wei on Taiwan’s Audiovisual Culture

In the 1980s there was a film library tucked away inside an unpretentious office building on Qingdao East Road in Taipei City. This mecca for Taiwanese film buffs offered access to the works of internationally acclaimed directors such as François Truffaut, Alain Resnais, Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Michelangelo Antonioni.