By Trista di Genova The China Post Guests from all over the world are always pleasantly surprised by the excellent diving at Green Island(綠島),” said Eddie Viljoen by cellphone interview last week. He’s lent a personal touch to very affordable package tours for the past five years, marketing Green Island
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Articles on travel and the natural and cultural attractions of Taiwan.
‘Not a Thing’ Turns Perception on Its Head
LOCAL ARTIST CHANG NAI-WEN (張乃文) EXAMINES, CHALLENGES RELIGIOUS BELIEFS IN NEW EXHIBITION OF SCULPTURES By Trista di Genova The China Post, 7.20.07 ‘Not a Thing’ is a powerful new exhibition by artist Chang Nai-wen (張乃文), opening Saturday at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM). The Taipei National University of Art
Read moreStudy explores the "Kinmen Identity"
See original article in the China Post here. By Trista di Genova The history of Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen Island, known in the West as Quemoy, goes back 1600 years. When the Kuomintang fled to Taiwan after the Chinese civil war of 1949, the battles didn’t stop there for the residents
Read morePuppetmaster brings avante-garde theater to Taiwan
Trista di Genova Special to the China Post Somewhere in Shijr, in an oddly peaceful arts enclave called the Dream Community, in the heart of the civil engineer’s nightmare that lies east of Taipei, you can catch one of the last performances this weekend of the world-class, tri-lingual “Foreskin Show”
Read moreSpring Scream is Taiwan's ‘Kentingbury’
By Trista di Genova For Taiwan News in April 07– Reprinted here by popular demand! WATCH MY HIGHLIGHTS OF SPRING SCREAM ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSx42OWoMj0 (Screened at the Urban Nomad Filmfest in May 07) The Spring Scream festival has become more than just a place for Taiwanese and waiguoren alike to
Read morePeacefest ’07: The Ultimate Garden Party
Visualize the Peacefest at Kunlun Herb Garden, Taoyuan county” By Trista di Genova Special to The China Post Imagine this, and you’re halfway there: You’re in nature right now. You — and/or friends and family — are enjoying a super-chill party weekend, far, far away from the office. You have
Read moreA ‘Moving’ contribution to Taiwan’s World Music
By Trista di Genova Special to The China Post What is A Moving Sound? Just that – it’s music that both moves and is moving. It’s a world music fusion ensemble that is, according to National Geographic’s online site dedicated to the genre, “one of the most original outfits working
Read moreBetelnut trees in Pingdong, Taiwan
By Trista di Genova This is Pingdong, in southern Taiwan, which has been considered for centuries the banana basket of the island. This is BebeÝs sister, tending to the family ‘farm,’ a strip of land with betel nut trees, banana trees and a host of other vegetables they grow themselves.
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