By Barry Martinson For The Wild East Magazine A museum featuring Chang Hsueh-liang, Chiang Kai-shek’s kidnapper, has become the star attraction of Chingchuan, Hsinchu County for the past few years. Chang Hsueh-liang was brought to Chingchuan as a political prisoner when the Kuomintang army (KMT, Chinese Nationalists) fled to Taiwan
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Articles on travel and the natural and cultural attractions of Taiwan.
Peacefest 2010: It Flows Like a River / 2010和平音樂祭：如河般流動
Press Release: Peacefest 2010 Nestled in an idyllic valley between lush green mountains – peace runs like the river through it – Taoshan, Hsinchu County will be the site of this year’s seventh annual Peacefest Music Festival, taking place Friday to Sunday, October 8-10 新竹的桃山，依偎在茂密的綠色山谷及田園之間，寧靜的小溪貫穿，這就是第七屆和平音樂祭坐落之處，時間定於10/8-10，星期五~星期日。 Up to four thousand are
Read moreThe healing hot springs of Chingchuan
By Barry Martinson I am floating in the steaming hot springs of the aboriginal mountain village of Chingchuan (清泉), an hour’s ride from the foothills of Chutung (竹東), not far from Hsinchu (新竹) City. Outside, the air is chilly. But once in the water, there is nothing but warmth. “Chingchuan”
Read moreDiane Wilson Appearance ‘Shocks’ Shareholders’ meeting in Taiwan
By Trista di Genova The Wild East magazine On June 9, Diane Wilson, a Code Pink co-founder and activist, was arrested after she doused and blackened herself with fake petroleum during an energy hearing in the U.S. Senate. Wilson was voicing anger over BP’s lack of liability in the catastrophic
Read moreExpect the Unexpected: Best Adventures on Taiwan’s East Coast
By Trista di Genova Published in ‘Travel & Culture’ Magazine May 2010 If you’ve travelled around the world but never had the chance to explore Taiwan’s East Coast, congratulations! You’ve likely saved the best for last. Spring is one of the best times of year to travel in Taiwan, as
Read moreCultural Survival on Taiwan’s Orchid Island
A Special Report on Taiwan By Linda Gail Arrigo, with Si Jilgilan (Huang Ching-Wen) and Si Maraos (Chung Chi-Fu) The indigenous people of Orchid Island, an island off the southeast coast of Taiwan, are a small but distinct group—cut off from their closest relatives in the Philippines— among Taiwan’s remaining
Read moreWhat Can We Do For Earth Day… and Every Day?
By Trista di Genova In my grandparents’ generation, this was a popular proverb that urged us all to be resourceful, not wasteful: “MAKE IT DO, WEAR IT OUT, USE IT UP, DO WITHOUT.” If only we could all get back to this state of mind. Here are some ideas for Earth Day
Read moreScott Cook's Taiwan Ramble
Just a little note from the road, and a late-night, half-cut one at that. It has been fabulous. Good old friends in Fulong, high misty mountains in Lishan, down through Taroko Gorge, a warm welcome from Venus & Jason & Peace Dave & Terry in Hualien, a breathtaking drive down
Read moreA Night At The Brothel
By Trista di Genova Wild East Rooftop Correspondent “Do you have places like this in America?” the Madame asked me, in Chinese since her English is rocky. I doubt it – we don’t have KTVs in the States, I told her. I haven’t visited the cathouses in America, and only
Read moreItalian Ambassador Living the Dulce Vita in Taiwan
Trista di Genova’s interview in the China Post with Leopoldo Sposato, Italian Trade Director, January 2009 Trista: What was your background, prior experience, experience with Taiwan and Asia before you took office? Before arriving in the wonderful island of Taiwan, I have been the Director of the Italian Trade Commission
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