<strong>Nov. 22 to Nov. 28</strong>
In Chu Tien-jen’s (朱點人) short story Autumn Letter (秋信), protagonist Dou Wen (斗文) arrives in Taipei in October 1935 and is shocked to see that a colossal, modern concrete building had replaced the Qing Dynasty Provincial Administration Hall.
Only the building’s exterior was complete, but it was enough to serve as the main exhibition space for the extravagant Taiwan Exhibition, held to showcase Japanese colonial achievements in Taiwan to the world.
Then-Fujian provincial governor Chen Yi (陳儀) was among the international guests for the exhibition as the Republic of China’s (ROC) representative, marveling
Taiwan in Time: Crafting Taiwan s temples
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Retrospective shows Shiy s love of Taiwan
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Retrospective shows Shiy s love of Taiwan
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<strong>Aug. 16 to Aug. 22</strong>
Huang Li-yung’s (黃禮永) descendants were shocked last month to see that their family grave had been desecrated again.
Robbers had pried off the ornate stone carvings that flanked the headstone and made off with them. They probably hoped to sell the pieces for cash, as they were the handiwork of Chiang Hsin (蔣馨), whose relatives and disciples left their mark across Taiwan’s many temples and traditional structures.
Huang made his fortune milling rice in the late 1800s, propelling his family to the upper echelons of Lukang society where they were only