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Temples and architecture

Taiwan's traditional architecture is the confluence of folk art.And decoration are particularly beautiful. Whether it is a painting, calligraphy, wood carving, stone carving, clay sculpture, ceramics, Jian Nian and other elements of the building from deep insight into the rich connotation of the Taiwanese culture. In addition, the Chinese traditional architecture inherited from the early China Minnan and Hakka immigrants (such as: The Lin Family Garden), the temple building in China is everywhere, can be seen in Taiwan which Lukang Dragon Temple, Tin Hau Temple and North Port Chao Tien Temple, etc., are Taiwan's most famous and historic temples, and be a lofty artistic value.

Lungshan Temple

Tienhou Temple

Dragon Dancing

Eight Generals

Taiwan's temples and folk culture.

Folk Culture and Arts

Taiwan's old season, including the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Tanabata, the Hungry Ghost Festival ......; the loose Boling Xuan God festival, Mazu Festival, the Beigang Mazu parade, Taipei City God, Donggang Wang Chuanji, Erjie kings too far and Aboriginal ceremonies ... are also Taiwanese folk activities. In addition, Taiwan In addition to the heritage of traditional Chinese Opera, also developed belongs to the unique Taiwanese opera and puppet shows, opera is a combination of various local drama minor, music as one of the performing arts; the puppetry recently combined with sound and light effects widely popular with young people. Taiwan's film and performing groups in recent years gradually emerge on the international stage once again demonstrated the inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese and Taiwanese culture.

Steamed rice dumpling

dragon boat games

Taiwanese Folk Opera

Hand Puppet Theater

fly the flying lantern

Yuanxiao

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Aboriginal culture

Harvest Festival, the ancestral spirits offering, hunt, totem, serpentine ..., mysterious culture of color of the Taiwanese aborigines, Taiwanese culture, filling a variety of vitality. Taiwan's Indigenous Peoples, an Austronesian Austronesian northernmost distribution in the race is a Malaysian. The Taiwanese aborigines settled in the mountainous areas, namely: Saisiyat Atayal, Amis, Bunun, Puyuma, Rukai, Paiwan, Yami, Tsao, Thao, Kavalan Taroko tribe 12 tribe, have their own language, customs and tribal structure, but is currently facing problems of assimilation and cultural preservation.

Among them, the Yami of Orchid Island of Taiwan's offshore islands, due to geographical isolation, is one of the latest contact with the Han Chinese, and thus save the most complete aboriginal culture.

Colonial influence

In many corners of Taiwan, you can see the shadow of the colonial past. Fort San Domingo, fresh water, the ruins of the Dutch and the Portuguese occupation of Taiwan; Tihua Street, Taoyuan County, Tainan Xinhua Taipei voices to be seen by the Japanese occupation era legacy of Baroque architecture, Taipei Japanese occupation era, important buildings, such as: Taipei's West End, the Presidential Office, Executive Yuan, the old National Taiwan University Hospital ... and so on, all add to the lighting at night to show the classical graceful became dotted with the decoration of Taipei night sky, so less a history of grief situation, more romantic style of the arts and humanities. This is Taiwan, a cultural feast. Romantic legend, solemn, interesting ... you can be found here.