The following is a report by Taipei Medical University (TMU) International Students on Tzu Chi University’s Eco-awareness Camp. Team leader: Trista di Genova (US); with Olaiya Tunbosun (Nigeria), Van Tuyen Duong (Vietnam), Yudha Nur Patria (Indonesia). “At the Co-Exist with Mother Earth Eco-Awareness Camp, we learned about some of the
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Articles on travel and the natural and cultural attractions of Taiwan.
Orchid Island’s problem won’t just go away, needs monitoring by scientific community
Editorial / The Wild East Taipei Times‘ Dec. 2 editorial, “Living in a nuclear wasteland”, was an informative summary outlining the Tao people’s dilemma, praiseworthy in its attempt to put a spotlight on this issue in the run-up to January’s presidential elections. But this is not just an election-year issue.
Read moreCamping out by the light of the full moon
When: Friday, December 9, 2011 at 8:00pm until Monday, December 12, 2011 at 11:00pm Where: Puli, Nantou County, Central Taiwan 埔里, 台灣 Taiwan Rainbow Family is going camping in the mountains of Puli at Huisun Forest Park on the full moon / lunar eclipse weekend of December 9-12, 2011. All
Read moreAboriginal kids' art raises 2.1mil NT at auction 五峰計畫 拍賣會/ 閉幕會
What: The Wufong Project Fundraiser Auction Event When: Saturday, November 19th, 2011 (2:00pm- 5:00 pm) Where: The Pavilion of Aroma of Flowers, Pavilion of Aroma of Flowers 風味館, No.181, Sec. 3, Zhongshan N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist Taipei. Website: www.taiwanpaf.org The Atayal Tribe in Chingchuan Village, Hsinchu County is the site
Read moreHualien Gathering For Peace 11-11-11 花蓮音樂聚會
Friday, November 11 · 11:00am – 11:00pm Location: Bei Xi Yuan 花蓮三棧北溪園 North River Sanctuary San Jhan (Pratan) Hualien see peaceforpeace.com Scott Cook: Peace Fest is coming up next weekend, Nov 11-13, by the pristine mountain streams of San Jhan, Hualien County. Peace Fest is nine years old this year.
Read moreYou're missing Earthfest right now!
The Wild East News Staff Where: Kunlun herb gardens, Taoyuan 崑崙藥用植物園（我們的派對避難所） 桃園縣龍潭鄉高平村一鄰八-二號 *交通資訊｜Map: http://www.earthfest.tw/map.htm Join us on a 40-hour rollercoaster ride, custom fitted with a huge 30,000 watt sound system, under the stars amongst the jungles of Taiwan, with amazing decor and art installations, lasers, fire dancers and other visual
Read moreParadise Lost? Orchid Island’s Rocky History
If the Tao people of Taiwan’s Orchid Island can overcome some modern-day challenges while celebrating and sharing their rich heritage, the future looks bright for this amazing but remote haven
Read moreWriter Richard Saunders: How He Caught The Taiwan Travel Bug
Richard: I originally came to Taiwan in 1993 to get a job for three months! I was made redundant in England, and rather than sign on for unemployment came out here to find work teaching English for a few months until I regained enough fighting spirit to start searching for a job. In the end I got a great job up in the mountains an English teacher in Puli, Nantou County, in the center of the island, and never left!
Read moreTough questions raised about hiker’s unnecessary death
By Hannah Hornsby, Special to The Wild East Friends and family claim Taiwan police, search-and-rescue operations were negligent after failing to use critical information to find a hiker who spent nearly two months lost on Baigu Mountain Many in Taiwan have seen the recent news regarding Rudy Zhang’s (張博崴) disappearance
Read moreStrange Harmonies: Chilean Flirts with ‘Non-folklorized’ Music
By Trista di Genova, The Wild East Tonight I spotted a ‘foreign people’ nursing an iced coffee at 85-degree Café in Wanhua District, and called out my standard Chinglish greeting, “Hello how are you!” to no response. It turned out this was Leonardo Garcia, Chilean composer and flutist who just
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