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Taiwan Art & Civilization - Hsiu-Huei Wang
Project manager: Dr. Hsiu-Huei Wang
© 2023 Confidential Concepts, for the present edition, USA
© 2023 For the present edition, Parkstone Press International, New York, USA
© 2023 All pictures from the Taiwan National Cultural Association
© 2023 English translation by Taiwan National Cultural Association
All rights reserved worldwide
Published by Parkstone Press International
An imprint of Confidential Concepts
Secretary General: Ms Yu-Chiou Tchen
ISBN: 978-1-78310-762-9
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Taiwan
Art and Civilisation
Contents
An Invitation Knowing and Appreciating Taiwan’s Beauty
By Tchen Yu-Chiou Secretary General, National Cultural Association
Introduction By Janice Lai Director General, Taiwan Tourism Bureau
More than Thirty Thousand Years of History
A Natural Miracle
Architectural Style and Culture in Transition
Flourishing Performing Arts and Traditional Life
Vigorous Visual Arts
Index of Artists
List of Illustrations
Photographical Credits
Sky Lanterns
An Invitation
Knowing and Appreciating
Taiwan’s Beauty
By Tchen Yu-Chiou
Secretary General, National Cultural Association
In the last forty years, studying and working have given me the chance to make innumerable trips abroad. Among the foreigners I have met, many have been to or heard of my country Taiwan, while some do not even know where Taiwan is, or what kind of country it is. But when they hear me describe or introduce Taiwan, they often say something like: Is that so!
or Oh, spectacular, I didn’t know that!
Yes, Taiwan is indeed a place full of surprises, a mesmerizing island.
This island nation, occupying only 36000 square kilometers, once implemented martial law for 38 years, the longest period of martial law in the world. During this period, due to its people’s hard-working nature, Taiwan became one of the world’s largest textile producing nations in the 1970s, and one of the leading computer products manufacturer in the 1990s. Entering the twenty-first century, Taiwan, with its population of 23 million, is the sixteenth world economy in terms of GDP and third in its foreign currency reserves. Its competitiveness stands at number 13 among 125 countries, according to the 2005-2007 Report on Global Competitiveness
of the World Economic Forum.
The second impressive thing about Taiwan is its natural environment and culture.
Taiwan’s geographical location is special, helping create a diverse natural scenery and ecology. Not only are plants from many different climatic zones represented; their habitat and species diversity are also uncommon. On this land, there are aborigines who share a common ancestry with the Austronesians, but who have developed their own culture that is uniquely Taiwanese. In recent centuries, however, as a result of historical factors such as immigration and colonization, there developed a phenomenon where Chinese Han culture, Western culture, and Japanese culture blended together.
Thus we see that Taiwan has long been multicultural, its different cultures coexisting symbiotically. The world not only witnesses different species existing here, but also different ethnic groups coexisting together, different cultures agitating, gradually forming the face of modern Taiwan, spurring this tiny island’s creativity and arts to truly amazing accomplishments. Especially since entering into the democratic era beginning in the 1990s, full progress and impressive achievements have been made in the visual and performing arts.
The diverse geography and assorted ethnic cultures have enabled the Taiwanese to bravely face difficulties and challenges, with unwavering stamina, in spite of repeated assaults, and a gentle, good-natured fellow-feeling. This capacity for life is also on constant display in the annual festivities and ceremonies.
To the Taiwanese and the world, Taiwan possesses two famous