This study presents the first directly dated physical evidence of crop remains from the Early Neolithic archaeological layers in Taiwan. Systematic sampling and analysis of macro-plant remains suggested that Neolithic farmers at the Zhiwuyuan (Botanical Garden) site in Taipei, northern Taiwan, had cultivated rice and foxtail millet together at least 4500 years ago. A more comprehensive review of all related radiocarbon dates suggests that agriculture emerged in Taiwan around 4800–4600 cal. BP, instead of the previous claim of 5000 cal. BP. According to the rice grain metrics from three study sites of Zhiwuyuan, Dalongdong, and Anhe, the rice cultivated in northern and western-central Taiwan was mainly a short-grained type, the japonica subspecies, similar to the discoveries from the southeast coast of mainland China and the middle Yangtze valley. These new findings support the hypothesis that the southeast coast of mainland China was the origin of proto-Austronesian people who brough
The Canadian community celebrated the Canadian national day in Taipei yesterday for the first time in two years, with live performances, games and food stalls selling Canadian specialties.
Canada’s July 1 birthday falls on Friday, but was celebrated early to allow weekend attendance.
This was the first Canada Day celebration to be held in Taipei since 2020, said Jordan Reeves, the outgoing executive director of the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei.
The event was a wonderful way to wrap up his four-year tenure in Taiwan, he said.
The trade office represents Canada’s interest in Taiwan in the absence of diplomatic relations.
Taiwan’s celebrations had been
Writing about environmental issues can be dispiriting, but the outlook isn’t entirely bleak. Here in Taiwan, in recent decades, public attitudes to the environment have certainly changed for the better even if citizens’ daily behavior doesn’t always reflect the priorities they express in opinion surveys.
In this country as elsewhere, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) make it easier for concerned citizens to support and participate in conservation work. Nonprofits have played a key role in several successful environmental projects, including the two profiled below.
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Protection of habitats and natural ecosystems is a core objective of Society Of Wilderness
A vendor prepares fresh fruit at a farmers’ market at the Taipei Flora Expo Park near Yuanshan MRT Station yesterday. Sales at the market have dropped significantly this season, as fears of COVID-19 infections have deterred many people from being in a crowd.
Taipei, June 6 (CNA) The annual Celebration Canada, an outdoor festival featuring Canadian music and food, will be returning to Taiwan on June 25 after a two-year hiatus to mark the country's 155th birthday.