By William Hetherington / Staff writer, with CNAFollowing the opening of a 7-Eleven convenience store in Tainan’s Zuojhen District （左鎮） on Thursday, Taitung County’s Jinfeng Township （金峰） became the last township in Taiwan without a convenience store.
Taipei, Dec. 22 (CNA) A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck eastern Taiwan's Taitung County at 12:36 p.m. Thursday, according to the Central Weather Bureau.
Embroidery by Taitung County’s first “national living treasure” artist Ljavaus Aluguljan is on display at the Taitung Art Museum in an exhibition that aims to bring attention to Paiwan art and culture.
The show organized by the Taitung Cultural Affairs Department showcases the artist’s traditional kinavatjesan embroidery, including works depicting the 100-pace snake, or Deinagkistrodon acutus, which is venerated as an integral part of Paiwan culture.
Ljavaus Aluguljan has put years of painstaking care into her work to build a record of the county’s traditional culture, the department said in a statement.
The artist from Taimali Township (太麻里) has been practicing kinavatjesan embroidery
The Forestry Bureau on Wednesday outlined a plan to make Taiwan’s lumber industry at least 5 percent self-sustainable by 2027 by promoting creative consumer products.
The bureau made the announcement at an exhibition showcasing the results of the Taitung Forest District Office’s collaboration with the Sunrise Driftwood Workshop.
Aiming to “recreate the beauty” of native Taiwanese wood, the workshop based in Taitung County’s Taimali Township (太麻里) created furniture using legally and sustainably sourced local lumber.
Three furniture sets for an entrance hall, study and dining room are to be displayed at the Taitung Story Museum until Dec. 30.
The sets were conceptualized by Huang