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Except high tech semiconductor manufacturing, what else do you know about Taiwan? 

Ilha Formosa. Except high tech semiconductor manufacturing, what else do you know about Taiwan?  Taiwan is much more than just a silicon island. Let’s take a look at the geographical, natural, historical, cultural, and social parts of Taiwan. Geography : Map.

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Except high tech semiconductor manufacturing, what else do you know about Taiwan? 

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  1. Ilha Formosa Except high tech semiconductor manufacturing, what else do you know about Taiwan?  Taiwan is much more than just a silicon island. Let’s take a look at the geographical, natural, historical, cultural, and social parts of Taiwan.

  2. Geography : Map Are you able to point out Taiwan from the map? 

  3. Geography : Data • Highest Point : Mt. Jade 3952m • Land Area : 32260 km2 • Sea Area : 3720 km2 • Some sleeping volcanoes : • earthquakes, hot springs • 7 main (>100km) rivers : • 2515mm rain fall / year • (2.6x world average)

  4. Nature : Flora/Fauna • Climate : sub tropical / tropical, with typhoons • Temperature : summer 25~30c, winter 10~15c (sometimes snow in mountain area) • Some Special Flora & Fauna Taiwania cryptomerioides Formosan sika deer Formosan black bear Black-faced Spoonbill Taiwan High Mountain Tea Formosan Reeve's muntjac Taipei Tree Frog Formosan landlocked salmon Formosan rock-monkey mangrove

  5. History : Chronicle Fort Santo Domingo , now Formosa, 16 centuries • Portuguese named Taiwan as “Ilha Formosa” (16 centuries) • Dutch/Spanish occupied south/north of Taiwan (1624~1662) • Tungning/Manchu ruled Taiwan (1662~1895) • French attacked north of Taiwan (1884) • Japan colonized Taiwan (1895~1945) • Chiang escaped to Taiwan (1949~1988) • Democratic System (1990’s~now) Zeelandia, 1875 Fort Provintia, now president office built by Japanese, now

  6. Culture : Ethnic Groups austronesians • Populations : 23,293,593 (2012) • 2.25% austronesians, since 8000 years ago • 67.3% holo & 15% hakka, since 17 centuries • 12.75% mainlanders, in 1949 • 2.7% new immigrants, since 1990 • Official Language (since 1949) : Mandarin / Traditional Chinese holo hakka mainlanders new immigrants

  7. Culture : Festivals austronesians • austronesians : harvest festival, summer, millet wine, bamboo rice, Silau (salty pork) • holo : Mazu (Goddess of fishermen) festival, spring, donated food/drink/fruit) • hakka : Hero’s (ex : 1895 against Japanese) festival summer, giant pig competition Silau hakka holo

  8. Cultures : Clothes • austronesians : colorful, fancy design, facial tatoo • holo & hakka : simple design, plain color, tied hairs austronesians holo & hakka

  9. Cultures : Architecture Japanese imported European style Railway station (in Taichung) • austronesians : wooden/stone house • holo & hakka : brick/clay house • japanese / european influences • mainlander : military dependent’s village hakka austronesians Japanese houses mainlander holo

  10. Cultures : Sculpture • austronesians : handicrafts about lives/beliefs • holo : puppet TV series, statues of goddess • mainlander : Chiang statues in every school holo mainlander austronesians

  11. Cultures : Cuisine • You don’t need a special day, because it is so cheap! • 1 usual night market provides you >50 kinds of food from different Taiwanese ethnic groups or even from oversea!

  12. Cultures : Modern • Religions : Taoism, Buddhism, Protestant, Catholic, Muslim, Local Beliefs • Leisure Activities : Gourmandise, KaraOK, Manga, Video games, 3C exhibitions, Cinema, Baseball, Cycling, Travel, Read/Café…etc. Bible in Dutch / Formosaan taal (Siraya) Night Market KaraOK 24h bookstore/café Baseball

  13. Society : Regulation/Law • Compulsory Education : 9 years (will be 12 years in 2014) • Compulsory Military Service : 1.5~3 years • Compulsory Health Insurance : as long as living in Taiwan • Fireworks : basically are allowed to play everyday, except in protected area (ex: national parks) or in cities (ex: Taipei) • Smoking : forbidden in any indoor public area • No Gun : except austronesians can apply hunting guns • Death Penalty : still exists and still executes • Same-sex Union : no legal validity

  14. Q&A + Ref. Videos • Tourism Bureau : Touch Your Heart (3m8s) or (10m37s) • HD Club : Airscape (4m51s) Ocean (4m6s) Lantern Festival (8m14s) Xmas Night in Taipei (5m17s) • Austronesian : Amis Harvest Festival (2m4s) Puyuma / Bunun Chant (5m52s / 1m) Turuku Dance (1m37s) • Holo : Mazu Festival (5m8s)Opera (8m9s) Puppet TV series (2m30s) • Hakka : Hero’s Festival (0m43s) Hill Song (3m29s) • Mainlander : cross talks with Taiwan’s elements (7m22s)

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