Check this out – The Wild East’s Wild Feast! What can be better than being able to spend the weekend and your New Year’s outside the crush and smog of the city? ChingChuan, located in the mountains of Hsinchu, is home to a fusion of people including the indigenous Atayal
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Christmas in Wulai: A heart-warming affair
Trista di Genova / The Wild East Father Christmas arrived in Wulai 23rd December. Thanks to the generosity of many Taiwanese and foreign friends alike — in particular main organizer Gary Smoke and the auspices of the Rangi Association — there was live entertainment, caroling, visits with Santa and a
Read more‘The Last Samurai’: Travels in Formosa
By Jerome Keating / originally published in Taipei Times Notes of Travel in Formosa, Charles W. Le Gendre, Eds. Douglas L. Fix and John Shufelt, National Museum of Taiwan History 2012, ISBN 978-986-03-2127-2. 475 pages, introduction i-lxxii. As the effects of the Industrial Revolution made their way around the world,
Read morePutting the magic back in movies: Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’
The special effects company that relocated to Taiwan to work on the ‘Life of Pi,’ Ang Lee’s latest outing, should provide a much-needed boost to Taiwan’s film industry By Trista di Genova / Contributing reporter, see full article published in Taipei Times Ang Lee’s (李安) Life of Pi hit Taiwan
Read moreImpressions of Saisiyat tribe’s Ritual of the Little Black People
Trista di Genova / The Wild East / Culture Every two years the Saisiyat tribe in Hsinchu County, Taiwan, hold the Ritual of the Little Black People (矮靈祭, ǎi líng jì). This year, it took place Dec. 1-3, in a remote mountainous village in Wufeng Township. The following is my
Read moreAng Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ a triumphant tale of ‘man vs. nature’
By Trista di Genova, The Wild East / Entertainment Five stars: ‘One of the best films of the year’, even Roger Ebert agrees, and perhaps one of the only movies that is even better than the book. A beautiful tale, well told in this magical example of cutting-edge 3D cinematography.
Read moreTop 10 reasons to check out Chingchuan’s new Youth Cultural Center
By Fr. Barry Martinson / The Wild East The Taoshan Youth Cultural Center opened in Chingchuan, Hsinchu County. Here are the top 10 reasons to go check it out! 1. CHINGCHUAN ALREADY HAD AN ABANDONED BUILDING… The old Taushan credit union/coop building had been abandoned and unusable for over ten
Read moreHow to Move to Taiwan
Trista di Genova (and NTU students), The Wild East The following article is an expansion on class discussion with National Taiwan University students. The topic was “What to tell your ABC cousin about moving to Taiwan.” What to bring: Bring your own, preferably laptop computer because the operating system is
Read moreChina’s like Taiwan’s ‘asshole twin sister’
Ron’s an acupuncturist practicing in the U.S. after having studied Chinese Medicine in Taiwan, then China. Follow Ron’s blog, “Adventures of 22nd Century Chinese-Like Boy” My friend Michael in Seattle, who is also an acupuncturist, wrote me an email recently. He noticed that my blog entries in China haven’t been
Read moreMore on what ‘rehab’ is like in Taiwan: Alcatraz!
The Wild East / Society What is ‘rehab’ like in Taiwan? From the following account, it’s pretty much like Alcatraz, except for the few hours a day of forced ‘meditation’. This year, a foreigner tested on the margin of error for having smoked marijuana, and was forced to go to
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