Stories about Culture in Taipei
Art, Culture and Candy: The Small Museums of TaipeiJoshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,407] Stuffed gorillas, miniaturized Vaticans and gigantic blocks of gold-encrusted nougat; diversity is the hallmark of any serious cultural journey...
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Recipes & Photos for 'Eat Drink Man Woman' Taiwanese DinnerCeleste Heiter - cheiter [29,099] Shrimp & Water Chestnut Croquettes 1 pound shrimp, peeled & deveined 4 water chestnuts, finely minced 1 egg, slightly beaten 2 scallions, thinly sliced 1 teaspoon grated ginger root 1 tsp minced...
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Legend of the Chinese ZodiacAudrey Lim - alim [9,432] In my family, we have a dog, an ox, a rat, a tiger, and two dragons! When such a varied bunch sits together, one can expect a clashing of "personalities" and other factors... but such is the...
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Five Reasons to Spend Chinese New Year in TaipeiJoshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,407] Chinese New Year in Taipei? No, dear reader, We are neither drunk nor insane; While the Taiwanese have a reputation for being all business, when the business is holiday merrymaking, they go whole hog...
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Celebrating Chinese New Year - FirecrackersTricia Morrissey - tricia_morrissey [2,507] To scare away the terrible Nian, the daring villagers lit hissing, popping firecrackers. Now the first hours of every new year are filled with the sounds of Hiss! Pop! Boom! After the last firecracker...
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Film Review: The Wedding BanquetCeleste Heiter - cheiter [29,099] With Brokeback Mountain's many spotlights cast upon director Ang Lee, it's easy to forget that he had humble beginnings with a sweet little film called The Wedding Banquet. This 1993 Ang Lee classic...
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Love Hotel EtiquetteJoshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,407] Author's Note: "Love Hotel Etiquette" Originally appeared as one of my weekly "Off the Rails" columns in The China Post. However, its inevitable that any long term traveller in any number of Asian...
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Film Review: Eat Drink Man WomanCeleste Heiter - cheiter [29,099] "Eat, drink, man, woman. Food and sex. Basic desires. Can't avoid them." Take one widowed Taipei master chef, add three romantically-troubled daughters, stir in a flirtatious widow, mix vigorously,...
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Chinese/Taiwanese: Lessons in IdentityDawn Stanton - dstanton [2,069] "Is your roommate Chinese or foreigner?" At first I didn't know how to answer that question, most often posed by my ESL students. I was living in Taipei, and my roommate was Taiwanese. I considered...
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Film Review: Monkey War & PeaceDawn Stanton - dstanton [2,069] Monkey War & Peace was shown during the 28th International Wildlife Film Festival in Missoula, Montana, April 30-May 7, 2005. A 50-minute look into the conflict between humans and the Formosan Macaque...
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